| BALVÍN, Ondřej, Martin ŠEVČÍK, Helena JAHELKOVÁ, Tomáš BARTONIČKA, Maria ORLOVA and Jitka VILÍMOVÁ. Transport of bugs of the genus Cimex (Heteroptera: Cimicidae) by bats in western Palaearctic. Vespertilio. Praha, Revúca: ČESON Praha, SON Revúca, vol. 16, No 1, p. 43-54. ISSN 1213-6123. 2013. |
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@article{1109228,
author = {Balvín, Ondřej and Ševčík, Martin and Jahelková, Helena and Bartonička, Tomáš and Orlova, Maria and Vilímová, Jitka},
article_location = {Praha, Revúca},
article_number = {1},
keywords = {dispersal ecology ectoparasites bats roosting ecology},
language = {eng},
issn = {1213-6123},
journal = {Vespertilio},
title = {Transport of bugs of the genus Cimex (Heteroptera: Cimicidae) by bats in western Palaearctic},
volume = {16},
year = {2013}
}
TY - JOUR
ID - 1109228
AU - Balvín, Ondřej - Ševčík, Martin - Jahelková, Helena - Bartonička, Tomáš - Orlova, Maria - Vilímová, Jitka
PY - 2013
TI - Transport of bugs of the genus Cimex (Heteroptera: Cimicidae) by bats in western Palaearctic
JF - Vespertilio
VL - 16
IS - 1
SP - 43-54
EP - 43-54
PB - ČESON Praha, SON Revúca
SN - 12136123
KW - dispersal ecology ectoparasites bats roosting ecology
N2 - The study of the dispersal mechanisms of organisms is key to understanding their ecology and diversity. The dispersal of parasites is usually mediated by their host. Cimicidae (Heteroptera) is a family of haematophagous ectoparasites for whom bats are the most common and original host. Cimicids spend most of their time in the bat roost, usually only attaching themselves to the body of their host to feed. Distances between bat roosts are too great for the bugs to cross so their transmissions between them are exclusively passive. In our study we present records of bugs found on bats outside roosts. Since adult bugs are more likely to start a new infestation, their high prevalence among these records suggests that the bugs intentionally remain attached to their host in order to disperse, rather than accidentally leaving the roost while feeding. The vast majority of the records come from the genus Nyctalus and some from the genus Pipistrellus, whilst only single findings come from other species. It is possible that this disproportion is caused by the different behaviour of bugs on different bat species. The frequency of transmissions of cimicids by particular bat species correlate with the extent of the migratory behaviour of the bats. However, it is also possible that it is caused by an unequal opportunity to fly out attached to the bat due to the different roosting ecology and behaviour of the bat species.
ER -
BALVÍN, Ondřej, Martin ŠEVČÍK, Helena JAHELKOVÁ, Tomáš BARTONIČKA, Maria ORLOVA and Jitka VILÍMOVÁ. Transport of bugs of the genus Cimex (Heteroptera: Cimicidae) by bats in western Palaearctic. \textit{Vespertilio}. Praha, Revúca: ČESON Praha, SON Revúca, vol.~16, No~1, p.~43-54. ISSN~1213-6123. 2013.
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