Recolonization of bat roost by bat bugs (Cimex pipistrelli): could be parasite load a cause of bat roost switching?
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14310%2F13%3A00067642" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14310/13:00067642 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00436-013-3316-4" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00436-013-3316-4</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00436-013-3316-4" target="_blank" >10.1007/s00436-013-3316-4</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Recolonization of bat roost by bat bugs (Cimex pipistrelli): could be parasite load a cause of bat roost switching?
Original language description
Roost ectoparasites are believed to have a negative impact on fitness their hosts as birds or mammals. Previous studies were mostly focussed on the synchronization between reproduction cycles of ectoparasites and hosts living in infested roosts. Howeverup to date has not been examined, how fast can ectoparasite colonize new, until non-infested roosts and thus increase the impact on the local populations of hosts. The parasite-host model was studied, including bat bugs Cimex pipistrelli and soprano pipistrelles Pipistrellus pygmaeus, where bat behaviour was observed which tended to reduce the parasite load in bat roosts. We investigated i) whether bats change their roosting behaviour when we discontinued synchronization of their reproduction and the life cycle of the bat bugs and ii) how fast and which stages of bat bugs reoccupy cleaned roosts. In a three years field experiment, we removed all bat bugs from six bat boxes in each spring.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
EG - Zoology
OECD FORD branch
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Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
Z - Vyzkumny zamer (s odkazem do CEZ)<br>S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Others
Publication year
2013
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Parasitology Research
ISSN
0932-0113
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
112
Issue of the periodical within the volume
4
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
8
Pages from-to
1615-1622
UT code for WoS article
000316363100029
EID of the result in the Scopus database
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