Bats (Chiroptera) as vectors of diseases and parasites facts and myths / Sven Klimpel, Heinz Mehlhorn, editors.
| Other author | Klimpel, Sven. |
| Other author | Mehlhorn, Heinz. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Berlin ; New York : Springer, [2014] |
| Description | xii, 187 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
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| Series | Parasitology research monographs, 2192-3671 ; volume 5 Parasitology research monographs ; v. 5. 2192-3671 UNAUTHORIZED |
| Contents | Introduction: The world of bats / Heinz Mehlhorn -- Bats: a glimpse on their astonishing morphology and lifestyle / Volker Walldorf and Heinz Mehlhorn -- Bats as potential reservoir hosts for vector-borne diseases / Christian Melaun, Antje Werblow, Markus Wilhelm Busch, Andrew Liston, and Sven Klimpel -- Bat endoparasites: a UK perspective / Jennifer S. Lord and Darren R. Brooks -- Macroparasites of Microchiroptera: bat ectoparasites of Central and South America / Raphael Frank, Julian Münster, Julia Schulze, Andrew Liston, and Sven Klimpel -- Parasitic bat flies (Diptera: Streblidae and Nycteribiidae): host specificity and potential as vectors / Carl W. Dick and Katharina Dittmar -- No myth but reality: blood licking bats / Heinz Mehlhorn -- Vampirism in medicine and culture / Peter Mario Kreuter and Heinz Schott -- Unsolved and solved myths: chupacabras and "goat-milking" birds / Heinz Mehlhorn -- Myth and reality: candiru, the bloodsucking fish that may enter humans / Heinz Mehlhorn. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2013951330 |
| ISBN | 9783642393327 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 3642393322 (alk. paper) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |