Bats (Chiroptera) as Vectors of Diseases and Parasites Facts and Myths /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Klimpel, Sven (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Mehlhorn, Heinz (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Σειρά: Parasitology Research Monographs, 5
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Medical microbiology.; Parasitology.; Health promotion.; Biomedicine.; Medical Microbiology.; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.

This book gathers contributions by 16 international authors on the phenomenon “bats,” shedding some light on their morphology, the feeding behaviors (insects, fruits, blood) of different groups, their potential and confirmed transmissions of agents of diseases, their endo- and ectoparasites, as well...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• The World of Bats
• The Astonishing Morphology of Bats
• Bats as Potential Reservoir Hosts for Vector-Borne Diseases
• Bat Endoparasites
• Macroparasites – Ectoparasites
• Glimpses into how Bats Fly
• Blood-Licking Bats
• Vampirism in Medicine and Culture
• Chupacabras and “Goat Milkers”
• Myths on Candiru.