Bat bugs (Cimex pipistrelli) and their impact on non-dw elling
bats

J 2012

Bat bugs (Cimex pipistrelli) and their impact on non-dw elling bats

BARTONIČKA, Tomáš a Lucie RŮŽIČKOVÁ

Základní údaje

Originální název

Bat bugs (Cimex pipistrelli) and their impact on non-dw elling bats

Autoři

BARTONIČKA, Tomáš (203 Česká republika, garant, domácí) a Lucie RŮŽIČKOVÁ (203 Česká republika)

Vydání

Parasitology Research, Heidelberg, Springer-Verlag, 2012, 0932-0113

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

10600 1.6 Biological sciences

Stát vydavatele

Německo

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Impakt faktor

Impact factor: 2.852

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14310/12:00057400

Organizační jednotka

Přírodovědecká fakulta

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00436-012-2957-z

UT WoS

000308112300032

Klíčová slova anglicky

roost switching transport ectoparasite parasite load mammals

Štítky

AKR

Změněno: 10. 2. 2014 19:01, doc. Mgr. Tomáš Bartonička, Ph.D.

Anotace

V originále

Bat bugs are often roost ectoparasites of bats. Previous studies have shown that bats shifting roosts within the growing season prevent the massive reproduction of these parasites. We postulated that there could be other antiparasitic strategies of philopatric bats roosting in non-dwelling spacious roosts. Unfortunately, there are no studies devoted to such a topic. For three years, two attics infested by bat bugs (Cimex pipistrelli) with breeding females of Myotis myotis were monitored. From April, after the arrival of the bats, to November, abundance of all instars and adult bugs was sampled in the attics by adhesive traps. All traps were renewed in each check and bat bugs were identified under the microscope. We found different patterns in the bug abundances and dynamics in the two attics. High densities of bat bugs induced highly pregnant females to move from the infested site of the attic to the non-infested one. Internal temperature and relative humidity were similar in both infested and non-infested sites. Females roosted in the infested site till time before parturition and then moved to the non-infested site within attic. When bats were absent in their old site, the abundance of nymphal instars of bugs decreased by half. Although adult bats can survive under high parasite loads of bat bugs, reproducing females prevent parasite reproduction and simultaneously reduce parasite load in the young by shifting inside spacious roosts.

Návaznosti

GP206/07/P098, projekt VaV

Název: Parazitace štěnicemi (Cimicidae): možná příčina střídání úkrytů netopýry

Investor: Grantová agentura ČR, Parazitace štěnicemi (Cimicidae): možná příčina střídání úkrytů netopýry

MSM0021622416, záměr

Název: Diverzita biotických společenstev a populací: kauzální analýza variability v prostoru a čase

Investor: Ministerstvo školství, mládeže a tělovýchovy ČR, Diverzita biotických společenstev: kauzální analýza variability v prostoru a čase

Citovat

BARTONIČKA, Tomáš a Lucie RŮŽIČKOVÁ. Bat bugs (Cimex pipistrelli) and their impact on non-dw elling bats. Parasitology Research. Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, 2012, roč. 111, č. 3, s. 1233-1238. ISSN 0932-0113. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00436-012-2957-z.

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BARTONIČKA, Tomáš a Lucie RŮŽIČKOVÁ. Bat bugs (Cimex pipistrelli) and their impact on non-dw elling bats. \textit{Parasitology Research}. Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, 2012, roč.~111, č.~3, s.~1233-1238. ISSN~0932-0113. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00436-012-2957-z.

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