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Host-parasite relationships between a Malagasy fruit bat (Pteropodidae) and associated bat fly (Diptera: Nycteribiidae): seasonal variation of host body condition and the possible impact of parasite abundance

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  • 1. Association Vahatra, BP 3972, Antananarivo 101, Madagascar & Mention Zoologie et Biodiversité Animale, Université d'Antananarivo, BP 906, Antananarivo 101, Madagascar & Corresponding author: E-mail: iharantsoa.faneva@gmail.com
  • 2. Association Vahatra, BP 3972, Antananarivo 101, Madagascar & Mention Zoologie et Biodiversité Animale, Université d'Antananarivo, BP 906, Antananarivo 101, Madagascar
  • 3. Mention Zoologie et Biodiversité Animale, Université d'Antananarivo, BP 906, Antananarivo 101, Madagascar
  • 4. Association Vahatra, BP 3972, Antananarivo 101, Madagascar & Field Museum of Natural History, 1400 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60605, USA

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Rajemison, Faneva I., Noroalintseheno Lalarivoniaina, Oliva S., Andrianarimisa, Aristide, Goodman, Steven M. (2017): Host-parasite relationships between a Malagasy fruit bat (Pteropodidae) and associated bat fly (Diptera: Nycteribiidae): seasonal variation of host body condition and the possible impact of parasite abundance. Acta Chiropterologica 19 (2): 229-238, DOI: 10.3161/15081109ACC2017.19.2.002

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