Most vertebrates host a wide variety of haematophagous parasites, which may play an important role in the
transmission of vector-borne microorganisms to hosts. Surveillance is usually performed by collecting blood ...
Pretorius, Mariette Estelle; Markotter, Wanda; Kearney, Teresa; Seamark, Ernest; Broders, Hugh; Keith, Mark(Institute of Vertebrate Biology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, 2021-02-24)
Migration and hibernation are survival strategies that require physiological preparation using
fattening. Bats employ both strategies in times of resource shortages. However, because males and females
vary seasonally in ...
