On the Fly: Tritrophic Associations of Bats, Bat Flies, and Fungi
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. Association Web
3.2. Structural Specificity
3.3. Ecomorphology
4. Discussion
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Bat Fly Species | N | d’i | Bat Species |
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Nycteribia schmidlii | 5 | 0.47 | Miniopterus schreibersii |
Penicillidia conspicua | 38 | 0.94 | Miniopterus schreibersii Myotis daubentonii Rhinolophus euryale |
Penicillidia dufouri | 2 | 1 | Myotis myotis |
Exastinion clovisi | 1 | 1 | Anoura geoffroyi |
Mastroptera guimaraesi | 13 | 0.93 | Phyllostomus hastatus |
Mastoptera minuta | 12 | 1 | Lophostoma silvicolum |
Megistopoda aranea | 4 | 1 | Artibeus jamaicensis |
Speisera ambigua | 2 | 0.12 | Carollia perspicillata |
Strebla consocia | 1 | 0.42 | Phyllostomus hastatus |
Strebla galindoi | 3 | 1 | Tonatia saurophila |
Strebla hertigi | 1 | 0.45 | Phyllostomus discolor |
Trichobioides perspicillatus | 1 | 0.45 | Phyllostomus discolor |
Trichobius costalimai | 13 | 0.95 | Phyllostomus discolor |
Trichobius dugesioides | 66 | 0.99 | Trachops cirrhosus |
Trichobius galei | 1 | 1 | Natalus stramineus |
Trichobius joblingi | 132 | 0.92 | Carollia brevicauda Carollia castanea Carollia perspicillata Desmodus rotundus Sturnira lilium Trachops cirrhosus |
Trichobius longipes | 2 | 0.54 | Phyllostomus hastatus |
Trichobius sp. nov. | 3 | 1 | Choeronycteris mexicana |
Trichobius parasiticus | 3 | 0.88 | Desmodus rotundus |
Trichobius sphaeronotus | 3 | 1 | Leptonycteris curasoae Leptonycteris nivalis |
Trichobius uniformis | 2 | 1 | Glossophaga soricina |
Trichobius yunkeri | 24 | 1 | Pteronotus parnellii |
Laboulbeniales Species | N | d’i | Bat Fly Species |
---|---|---|---|
Arthrorhynchus eucampsipodae | 4 | 0.94 | Nycteribia schmidlii |
Arthrorhynchus nycteribiae | 41 | 0.97 | Nycteribia schmidlii Penicillidia dufouri Penicillidia conspicua |
Gloeandromyces dickii | 3 | 0.19 | Trichobius joblingi |
Gloeandromyces hilleri | 12 | 1 | Mastoptera guimaraesi |
Gloeandromyces sp. nov. | 3 | 1 | Strebla galindoi |
Gloeandromyces nycteribiidarum | 10 | 0.69 | Exastinion clovisi Megistopoda aranea Trichobius caecus Trichobius sphaeronotus Trichobius yunkeri |
Gloeandromyces pageanus | 14 | 0.21 | Trichobius dugesioides Trichobius joblingi |
Gloeandromyces streblae | 73 | 0.45 | Megistopoda aranea Trichobius dugesioides Trichobius joblingi Trichobius sp. nov. Trichobius uniformis Trichobius yunkeri |
Nycteromyces streblidinus | 23 | 0.5 | Megistopoda aranea Speisera ambigua Trichobius galei Trichobius joblingi Trichobius longipes Trichobius parasiticus |
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de Groot, M.D.; Dumolein, I.; Hiller, T.; Sándor, A.D.; Szentiványi, T.; Schilthuizen, M.; Aime, M.C.; Verbeken, A.; Haelewaters, D. On the Fly: Tritrophic Associations of Bats, Bat Flies, and Fungi. J. Fungi 2020, 6, 361. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof6040361
de Groot MD, Dumolein I, Hiller T, Sándor AD, Szentiványi T, Schilthuizen M, Aime MC, Verbeken A, Haelewaters D. On the Fly: Tritrophic Associations of Bats, Bat Flies, and Fungi. Journal of Fungi. 2020; 6(4):361. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof6040361
Chicago/Turabian Stylede Groot, Michiel D., Iris Dumolein, Thomas Hiller, Attila D. Sándor, Tamara Szentiványi, Menno Schilthuizen, M. Catherine Aime, Annemieke Verbeken, and Danny Haelewaters. 2020. "On the Fly: Tritrophic Associations of Bats, Bat Flies, and Fungi" Journal of Fungi 6, no. 4: 361. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof6040361
APA Stylede Groot, M. D., Dumolein, I., Hiller, T., Sándor, A. D., Szentiványi, T., Schilthuizen, M., Aime, M. C., Verbeken, A., & Haelewaters, D. (2020). On the Fly: Tritrophic Associations of Bats, Bat Flies, and Fungi. Journal of Fungi, 6(4), 361. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof6040361