supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32192420);the Major Program of the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province of China(20233ACB209001 and 2023SSY02081);the Special Foundation for National Science and Technology Basic Research Program of China(2021FY100300);the National Key R&D Program of China(2023YFF1305402).
Deciphering the mechanisms underlying the transmission and spillover of zoonoses from reservoir hosts is essential in preventing future global pandemics.Bat flies-obligate blood-feeding ectoparasites of bats-are known...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(grants 32001098&31961123003);the Introduction of Full-Time High-Level Talent Fund of the Institute of Zoology,Guangdong Academy of Sciences(grant GIABR-GJRC201701);GDAS Special Project of Science and Technology Development(2022GDASZH-2022010106 and 2019GDASYL-0203001);the Foreign Young Talent Plan(QN20200130012);the Pearl River Talent Recruitment Program of Guangdong Province(Grant,2019QN01N968).
Endosymbiotic bacteria of insects can facilitate host expansion into novel niches by providing their host with a fitness benefit such as vitamins or amino acids that are otherwise lacking in their hosts’diet.This clo...
The research was approved by the Direction du Système des Aires Protégées,Ministère de l’Environnement and the Universitéd’Antananarivo(Autorisation de recherche no.305/17/MEEF/SG/DGF/DSAP/SCB.Re,no.106/18/MEEF/SG/DGF/DSAP/SCB.Re,and no.086/19/MEDD/SG/DGF/DSAP/SCB.Re).
Parasitic infections can impact thefitness of individuals and can have influence on animals’population dynamics.An individuals’parasite prevalence often changes depending on external or seasonal changes,for example,ra...
Ministry of Education,Science and Technological Development of Republic of Serbia,contract no.451-03-9/2021-14/200007.B.P.was supported by a Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst(DAAD)grant which covered living expenses while doing a part of experimental work in Greifswald,Germany。
Schreiber’s bent-winged bat Miniopterus schreibersii and the greater horseshoe bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum are widespread and common cavernicolous species across southern Europe that host numerous specialized ectop...
supported by two projects in the National Plan of the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competition(CGL2014-55969-P and CGL2017-84938-P);the Andalusian government(A-RNM-48-UGR20);financed with FEDER funds from the European Union(EU);funded by Erasmus+grants from the EU;supported by a FPU pre-doctoral contract from the Spanish Ministry of Education(FPU18/03034)。
Several ectoparasites parasitise nestlings decreasing their body condition,growth and survival.To minimise any loss of fitness due to ectoparasites,birds have developed a wide variety of defence mechanisms,potentially...
supported by Israel Science Foundation(grant 149/17 to ISK and BRK).
We investigated the performance trade-offs of fleas(Siphonaptera)while adapting to a novel host using two host generalists(Xenopsylla conformis and Xenopsylla ramesis)and one host specialist(Parapulex chephrenis)maint...
supported by the CAPES[Process number:1591062];CNPq[Process number:304616/2015-0];Fundaqao de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento do Ensino,and Ciencia e Tecnologia do Estado de Mato Grosso do Sul(FUNDECT)for supporting[Process number:23/200.662/2014];Paraiba State Research Foundation(FAPESQ)by a doctoral scholarship from Grant 518/18 to G.L.U.J.V.-B.
Patterns of specialization and the structure of interactions between bats and ectoparasitic flies have been studied mostly on non-urban environments and at local scales.Thus,how anthropogenic disturbances influence sp...
Parasites constitute a major obstacle to poultry production, leading to significant losses in many poultry farms. This study investigated the parasites status of village chicken (Gallus domesticus) collected ...
The quality of a breeding site may have major fitness consequences.A fundamental step to understanding the process of nest-site selection is the identification of the information individuals use to choose high-quality...
The National Natural Science Foundation of China under contract Nos 41406171 and 41476144
Four species of Trichodina parasitizing the gills of cultured molluscs and fishes in China are described: Trichodina pectenis Stein, 1974 from the scallop Mizuhopecten yessoensis; Trichodinajadranica Raabe, 1958 from...