Table 5.5.
Summary of published articles explicitly addressing the links between macroparasites and some aspect of host social behavior in bats
| Species | Family | Location | Ectoparasite species | Social Aspect | Analysis | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myotis myotis, M. bechsteinii | Vespertilionidae | Switzerland, Italy, and Germany | Spinturnix myoti,S. bechsteini | Effect of host social system on parasite genetic structure | Field data, statistical analysis | 1 |
| Lophostoma silvicolum | Phyllostomidae | Panama | Streblid flies, Wing mites | Effect of mating and social systems | Review analysis | 2 |
| Noctilio albiventris, N. leporinus, Glossophaga soricina, Desmodus rotundus, Artibeus fimbriatus, A. jamaicensis, A. lituratus, Platyrrhinus lineatus, Pygoderma bilobatum, Sturnira lilium, Eptesicus fuscus, Lasiurus ega, M. albescens, M. nigricans, Eumops glaucinus, E. patagonicus, Molossops temminckii, Molossus ater, M. currentium, M. molossus, Nyctinomops laticaudatus |
Noctilionidae Phyllostomidae Vespertilionidae Molossidae |
Paraguay | Noctiliostrebla maai, N. aitkeni, Paradyschiria parvula, P fusca, Ornithodoros hasei, Trichobius joblingi, T. parasiticus, Strebla weidemanni, Radfordiella desmodi, Periglischrus iheringi, P. ojasti, Macronyssoides kochi, M. conciliates, Paratrichobius longicrus, Aspidoptera falcata, Megistopoda proxima, Parichoronyssus euthysternum, Spinturnix surinamensis, Steatonyssus joaquimi, S. furmani, Macronyssus crosbyi, Hesperoctenes sp., H. parvulus, Chiroptonyssus haematophagus, C. venezolanus, C. robustipes, Parkosa maxima, P. tadarida | Effect of sex-bias in host social system on ectoparasite abundance | Field data, statistical analysis | 3 |
| Antrozous pallidus | Vespertilionidae | USA | Steatonyssus antrozoi, Spinturnix orrii, Basilia antrozoi, Whartonia whartoni, Ornithodorus sp. | Host roost switching and grouping behavior | Field data, statistical analysis | 4 |
| N. albiventris, N. leporinus, Glossophaga soricina, Carollia perspicillata, D. rotundus, A. fimbriatus A. jamaicensis, S. lilium, M. nigricans, M. molossus, M. rufus |
Noctilionidae Phyllostomidae Vespertilionidae Molossidae |
Paraguay | Noctiliostrebla maai, N. aitkeni, N. dubia, Paradyschiria parvula, P. fusca, Xenotrichobius noctilionis, Strebla guajiro, S. weidemanni, Trichobius dugesii, T. uniformis, T. joblingi, T. parasiticus, T. jubatus Aspidoptera phyllostomatis, A. falcat,a Megistopoda aranea,.M proxima Metelasmus pseuodopterus, M. wenzeli, Basilia speiseri, B carteri, Hesperoctenes fumarius | Effect of host aggregation and social structure on ectoparasite abundance | Field data, statistical analysis | 5 |
| M. bechsteinii | Vespertilionidae | Germany | S. bechsteini | Effect of host social system on ectoparasite population structure | Field data, genetic analysis, statistical analysis | 6 |
| M. bechsteinii | Vespertilionidae | Germany | B. nana, S. bechsteini | Effect of colony size and social system on ectoparasite abundance | Field data, statistical analysis | 7 |
| M. bechsteinii | Vespertilionidae | Germany | B. nana | Effect of sociality and roost switching on ectoparasite reproductive success | Field data, statistical analysis | 8 |
| M. myotis, M. blythii, M. daubentonii, Plecotus auritus, Nyctalus noctula | Vespertilionidae | Switzerland | S. andegavinus, S. myoti | Host sex-bias in social system | Experimental trials, field data, and statistical analysis | 9 |
| Miniopterus schreibersii | Vespertilionidae | Portugal | S. psi, S. myoti, Macronyssus granulosus, M. longimanus | Host sex-bias in social system | Field data, statistical analysis | 10 |
| M. lucifugus | Vespertilionidae | Canada | Myodopsylla insignis, S. americanus, M. crosbyi, Leptotrombidium myotis, Cimex sp. | Host sex-bias in social aggregation | Field data, statistical analysis | 11 |
| M. myotis | Vespertilionidae | Poland | S. myoti | Effect of host colony size on ectoparasite abundance | Field data, statistical analysis | 12 |
| Tylonycteris pachypus, T. robustula | Vespertilionidae | China | Macronyssus radovskyi | Effect of host colony size on mite abundance | Field data, statistical analysis | 13 |
| Myotis daubentonii | Vespertilionidae | Czech Republic | S. andegavinus | Effect of host colony size and sex-bias in social aggregation | Field data, statistical analysis | 14 |
| M. daubentonii | Vespertilionidae | Germany | S. andegavinus | Effect of host colony size on mite abundance | Field data, statistical analysis | 15 |
| M. bechsteinii | Vespertilionidae | Germany | B. nana | Effect of host roost selection on ectoparasite infestation | Experimental trials, field data, statistical analysis | 16 |
[1] van Shaik et al. (2014), [2] Dechmann and Kerth (2008), [3] Presley and Willig (2008), [4] Lewis (1996), [5] Presley (2011), [6] Bruyndonckx et al. (2009), [7] Reckardt and Kerth (2009), [8] Reckardt and Kerth (2006), [9] Christe et al. (2007), [10] Lourenço and Palmeirim (2007), [11] Webber et al. (2015a), [12] Postawa and Szubert-Kruszynska (2014), [13] Zhang et al. (2010), [14] Luçan (2006), [15] Encarnaçao et al. (2012), [16] Reckardt and Kerth (2007)