Bats (Chiroptera) as Vectors of Diseases and Parasites Facts and Myt
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 dis
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Sven Klimpel Heinz Mehlhorn Editors
Bats (Chiroptera) as Vectors of Diseases and Parasites Facts and Myths
Parasitology Research Monographs Volume 5
Series Editor: Heinz Mehlhorn Department of Zoomorphology Cell Biology and Parasitology Heinrich Heine University Universita¨tsstrasse 1 40225 Du¨sseldorf Germany
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Sven Klimpel • Heinz Mehlhorn Editors
Bats (Chiroptera) as Vectors of Diseases and Parasites Facts and Myths
Editors Sven Klimpel Biodiv. and Climate Research Centre Goethe-University Frankfurt Germany
Heinz Mehlhorn Department of Zoomorphology Heinrich Heine University Du¨sseldorf Germany
ISSN 2192-3671 ISSN 2192-368X (electronic) ISBN 978-3-642-39332-7 ISBN 978-3-642-39333-4 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-39333-4 Springer Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2013951330 © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2014 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
Bats (Chiroptera in zoological terms) are unique in the Kingdom of animals: they fly obviously like birds—but are not birds, since the females give birth to their descendents and let them suck milk. In daytime they sleep/stay in hiding places. All bat species become a
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