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

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Klimpel, Sven (Editor), Mehlhorn, Heinz (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Parasitology Research Monographs, 5
• Subjects: 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...