TY  - BOOK
AU  - Constantino,Mary Ann L.
TI  - An investigation on the ectoparasites of three bat species (mammalia: chiroptera) 
PY  - 2007///
KW  - Bats
KW  - Volant mammals
KW  - Philippines
KW  - Ectoparasites
KW  - Pteropodidae species
KW  - Rhinolophidae species
KW  - Undergraduate Thesis
KW  - BIO200,
KW  - BSB
N1  - Thesis (BS Biology) -- University of the Philippines Mindanao, 2007
N2  - Three Pteropodidae species (Cynopterus brachyotis, Ptenochirus jagorii, and Rousettus amplexicaudatus) and a Rhinolophidae (Hipposideros diadema) were examined for possible ectoparasite infestation. All male and female Pteropodidae species harbored ectoparasites. Five species of ectoparasites were reckoned, two of which have yet to be ascertained. The highest infestation occurred on P. jagorii, followed by R. amplexicaudatus, and the least infestation was recorded on C. brachyotis. No ectoparasite was noted on H. diadema. The unidentified male species of the family Spinturnicidae was the most abundant ectoparasite on the three bats at 43.53% and the male species of genus Eucampsipoda was the least abundant at 0.39%. low host specificity indicates high reproductive output of the ectoparasites. These ectoparasites are included in the list of potential vectors of bat diseases such as malaria
ER  -