Focus on hyperparasites: Biotic and abiotic traits affecting the prevalence of parasitic microfungi on bat ectoparasites

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<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60077344%3A_____%2F22%3A00555367" target="_blank" >RIV/60077344:_____/22:00555367 - isvavai.cz</a>

Nalezeny alternativní kódy

RIV/60076658:12310/22:43904712

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2022.795020/pdf" target="_blank" >https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2022.795020/pdf</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2022.795020" target="_blank" >10.3389/fevo.2022.795020</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Focus on hyperparasites: Biotic and abiotic traits affecting the prevalence of parasitic microfungi on bat ectoparasites

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The tritrophic association of bats, bat flies, and Laboulbeniales microfungi is a remarkably understudied system that may reveal patterns applicable to community ecology theory of (hyper)parasites. Laboulbeniales are biotrophic microfungi, exclusively associated with arthropods, with several species that are specialized on bat flies, which themselves are permanent ectoparasites of bats. Several hypotheses were tested on biotic and abiotic traits that may influence the presence and prevalence of hyperparasitic Laboulbeniales fungi on bat flies, based on southeastern European data. We found a wide distribution of fungal infection on bat flies, with underground-dwelling bats hosting more Laboulbeniales-infected flies compared to crevice-dwelling species. Bat host behavior, sociality, roost selection (underground versus crevice), bat fly sex, and season all have significant effects on the prevalence of fungal infection. Laboulbeniales infections are more common on bat flies that are infecting bat species with dense and long-lasting colonies (Miniopterus schreibersii, Myotis myotis, Myotis blythii), which roost primarily in underground sites. Inside these sites, elevated temperature and humidity may enhance the development and transmission of Laboulbeniales fungi. Sexual differences in bat hosts’ behavior also have an effect on fungal infection risk, with densely roosting female bat hosts harboring more Laboulbeniales-infected bat flies.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Focus on hyperparasites: Biotic and abiotic traits affecting the prevalence of parasitic microfungi on bat ectoparasites

Popis výsledku anglicky

The tritrophic association of bats, bat flies, and Laboulbeniales microfungi is a remarkably understudied system that may reveal patterns applicable to community ecology theory of (hyper)parasites. Laboulbeniales are biotrophic microfungi, exclusively associated with arthropods, with several species that are specialized on bat flies, which themselves are permanent ectoparasites of bats. Several hypotheses were tested on biotic and abiotic traits that may influence the presence and prevalence of hyperparasitic Laboulbeniales fungi on bat flies, based on southeastern European data. We found a wide distribution of fungal infection on bat flies, with underground-dwelling bats hosting more Laboulbeniales-infected flies compared to crevice-dwelling species. Bat host behavior, sociality, roost selection (underground versus crevice), bat fly sex, and season all have significant effects on the prevalence of fungal infection. Laboulbeniales infections are more common on bat flies that are infecting bat species with dense and long-lasting colonies (Miniopterus schreibersii, Myotis myotis, Myotis blythii), which roost primarily in underground sites. Inside these sites, elevated temperature and humidity may enhance the development and transmission of Laboulbeniales fungi. Sexual differences in bat hosts’ behavior also have an effect on fungal infection risk, with densely roosting female bat hosts harboring more Laboulbeniales-infected bat flies.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

10618 - Ecology

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/GA21-06446S" target="_blank" >GA21-06446S: Řídí entomopathogenní houby gradienty diverzity členovců přes negativní závislost na hustotě hostitelů?</a><br>

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2022

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

ISSN

2296-701X

e-ISSN

2296-701X

Svazek periodika

10

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

FEB 17

Stát vydavatele periodika

CH - Švýcarská konfederace

Počet stran výsledku

8

Strana od-do

795020

Kód UT WoS článku

000765071500001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85125752897