Host-parasite relationships between a Malagasy fruit bat (Pteropodidae) and associated bat fly (Diptera: Nycteribiidae): seasonal variation of host body condition and the possible impact of parasite abundance
Author
Rajemison, Faneva I.
Association Vahatra, BP 3972, Antananarivo 101, Madagascar & Mention Zoologie et Biodiversité Animale, Université d’Antananarivo, BP 906, Antananarivo 101, Madagascar & Corresponding author: E-mail: iharantsoa. faneva @ gmail. com
iharantsoa.faneva@gmail.com
Author
Noroalintseheno Lalarivoniaina, Oliva S.
Association Vahatra, BP 3972, Antananarivo 101, Madagascar & Mention Zoologie et Biodiversité Animale, Université d’Antananarivo, BP 906, Antananarivo 101, Madagascar
Author
Andrianarimisa, Aristide
Mention Zoologie et Biodiversité Animale, Université d’Antananarivo, BP 906, Antananarivo 101, Madagascar
Author
Goodman, Steven M.
Association Vahatra, BP 3972, Antananarivo 101, Madagascar & Field Museum of Natural History, 1400 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60605, USA
text
Acta Chiropterologica
2017
2017-12-01
19
2
229
238
journal article
10.3161/15081109ACC2017.19.2.002
1733-5329
7823169
TABLE 1. Number of R. madagascariensis (Pteropodidae) examined and associated mean abundance of E. madagascarensis (Nycteribiidae) collected in the Grotte des Chauves-souris, Parc National d’Ankarana. The different host age and sex categories include AM = adult male, AF = adult female, SAM = sub–adult male, SAF = sub-adult female, NM = neonate male, and NF = neonate female. * includes two recaptured animals. ** includes four recaptured animals, *** includes nine recaptured animals, **** includes five recaptured animals (see results for further details). Descriptive statistics include mean (mean abundance), standard deviation, and minimum–maximum. At the study site, September is the dry season and January the wet season| Host | | Number of hosts examined | | | Mean abundance of E. madagascarensis | |
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| Sept. 2014 | Jan. 2015 | Sept. 2015 | Jan. 2016 | Sept. 2016 | Sept. 2014 | Jan. 2015 | Sept. 2015 | Jan. 2016 | Sept. 2016 |
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| AM | 122 | 49 | 87 | 27 | 80 | 6.7 ± 3.05 (1–19) | 5.8 ± 4.29 (0–27) | 6.9 ± 2.58 (0–15) | 7.6 ± 4.94 (1–18) | 7.9 ± 4.71 (0–27) |
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| AF | 68 | 86 | 51 | 121 | 32 | 4.8 ± 2.51 (1–15) | 4.3 ± 2.52 (0–13) | 4.7 ± 2.94 (1–15) | 5.3 ± 3.55 (0–21) | 5.9 ± 2.78 (1–12) |
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| SAM | 25 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 5.3 ± 3.78 (0–14) | 5.5 ± 4.51 (0–11) | 4.5 ± 3.34 (0–12) | 3.2 ± 2.04 (1–6) | 4.7 ± 2.89 (3–8) |
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| SAF | 37 | 1 | 39 | 5 | 22 | 3.1 ± 2.25 (0–8) | 1.0 | 4.3 ± 2.79 (1–13) | 4.6 ± 2.51 (2–7) | 4.3 ± 3.05 (1–14) |
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| NM | – | 33 | – | 47 | – | – | 1.3 ± 1.26 (0–5) | – | 1.7 ± 1.62 (0–6) | – |
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| NF | – | 25 | – | 48 | – | – | 0.9 ± 0.93 (0–3) | – | 1.8 ± 1.94 (0–8) | – |
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| Total | 252* | 198 | 189** | 254*** | 137**** | 1,421 | 746 | 1,060 | 1,049 | 925 |
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