Geographic distribution and composition of the parasite assemblage of the insectivorous bat, Miniopterus natalensis (Chiroptera: Miniopteridae), in South Africa

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dc.contributor.advisorJacobs, David Sen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorWood, Simonen_ZA
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dc.date.issued2012en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractAll free-living animal species have their own unique parasite assemblages. These parasites can have a significant impact on the fitness and ecology of their hosts, and through them the ecological systems in which they occur. Gaining knowledge about these parasites offers important information on the biology, systematics and phylogenies of their hosts. During this study the following were collected: flea, fly, mite, tick and helminth species from 96 Natal Long-Fingered bat (Miniopterus natalensis Smith, 1834) individuals sampled from seven localities across South Africa. This study aimed to both identify the species forming part of this parasite assemblage, and attempted to explain the distribution of the parasites and the factors influencing it.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationWood, S. (2012). <i>Geographic distribution and composition of the parasite assemblage of the insectivorous bat, Miniopterus natalensis (Chiroptera: Miniopteridae), in South Africa</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11224en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationWood, Simon. <i>"Geographic distribution and composition of the parasite assemblage of the insectivorous bat, Miniopterus natalensis (Chiroptera: Miniopteridae), in South Africa."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11224en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationWood, S. 2012. Geographic distribution and composition of the parasite assemblage of the insectivorous bat, Miniopterus natalensis (Chiroptera: Miniopteridae), in South Africa. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Wood, Simon AB - All free-living animal species have their own unique parasite assemblages. These parasites can have a significant impact on the fitness and ecology of their hosts, and through them the ecological systems in which they occur. Gaining knowledge about these parasites offers important information on the biology, systematics and phylogenies of their hosts. During this study the following were collected: flea, fly, mite, tick and helminth species from 96 Natal Long-Fingered bat (Miniopterus natalensis Smith, 1834) individuals sampled from seven localities across South Africa. This study aimed to both identify the species forming part of this parasite assemblage, and attempted to explain the distribution of the parasites and the factors influencing it. DA - 2012 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2012 T1 - Geographic distribution and composition of the parasite assemblage of the insectivorous bat, Miniopterus natalensis (Chiroptera: Miniopteridae), in South Africa TI - Geographic distribution and composition of the parasite assemblage of the insectivorous bat, Miniopterus natalensis (Chiroptera: Miniopteridae), in South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11224 ER - en_ZA
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dc.identifier.vancouvercitationWood S. Geographic distribution and composition of the parasite assemblage of the insectivorous bat, Miniopterus natalensis (Chiroptera: Miniopteridae), in South Africa. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences, 2012 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11224en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Biological Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherZoologyen_ZA
dc.titleGeographic distribution and composition of the parasite assemblage of the insectivorous bat, Miniopterus natalensis (Chiroptera: Miniopteridae), in South Africaen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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