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Compositional turnover in ecto- and endoparasite assemblages of an African bat, Miniopterus natalensis (Chiroptera, Miniopteridae): effects of hierarchical scale and host sex

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Boris R. Krasnov Open the ORCID record for Boris R. Krasnov [Opens in a new window] ,
Kerstin Junker Open the ORCID record for Kerstin Junker [Opens in a new window] ,
Simon Wood ,
Edward A. Ueckermann ,
Gert J. Venter ,
Luther van der Mescht ,
Heloise Heyne  and
David S. Jacobs Open the ORCID record for David S. Jacobs [Opens in a new window]
Boris R. Krasnov*
Affiliation:
Mitrani Department of Desert Ecology, Swiss Institute for Dryland Environmental and Energy Research, Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sede Boqer Campus, 8499000Midreshet Ben-Gurion, Israel
Kerstin Junker
Affiliation:
Epidemiology, Parasites and Vectors Programme, Agricultural Research Council-Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute, Private Bag X05, Onderstepoort0110, South Africa
Simon Wood
Affiliation:
Burian Drive 2551, Coquitlam V3K 5W8, British Columbia, Canada
Edward A. Ueckermann
Affiliation:
Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, Potchefstroom Campus, North-West University, Private Bag X6001, Potchefstroom2520, South Africa
Gert J. Venter
Affiliation:
Epidemiology, Parasites and Vectors Programme, Agricultural Research Council-Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute, Private Bag X05, Onderstepoort0110, South Africa
Luther van der Mescht
Affiliation:
Department of Conservation and Entomology, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland7602, South Africa
Heloise Heyne
Affiliation:
Epidemiology, Parasites and Vectors Programme, Agricultural Research Council-Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute, Private Bag X05, Onderstepoort0110, South Africa
David S. Jacobs
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cape Town, Private Bag X3, Rondebosch7701, South Africa
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Author for correspondence: Boris R. Krasnov, E-mail: krasnov@bgu.ac.il
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Abstract

We studied the compositional turnover in infracommunities and component communities of ecto- and endoparasites infesting a bat, Miniopterus natalensis (Chiroptera, Miniopteridae), across seven sampling sites using the zeta diversity metric (measuring similarity between multiple communities) and calculating zeta decline and retention rate (both scales) and zeta decay (component communities). We asked whether the patterns of zeta diversity differ between (a) infracommunities and component communities; (b) ecto- and endoparasites and (c) subsets of communities infecting male and female bats. The pattern of compositional turnover differed between infracommunities and component communities in endoparasites only. The shape of zeta decline for infracommunities indicated that there were approximately equal probabilities of ecto- and endoparasitic species to occur on/in any bat individual within a site. The shape of zeta decline for component communities suggested the stochasticity of ectoparasite turnover, whereas the turnover of endoparasites was driven by niche-based processes. Compositional turnover in component communities of ectoparasites was more spatially dependent than that of endoparasites. Spatial independence of compositional turnover in endoparasites was due to subcommunities harboured by female bats. We conclude that the patterns of compositional turnover in infracommunities were similar in ecto- and endoparasites, whereas the patterns of turnover in component communities differed between these groups.

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EctoparasitesendoparasitesMiniopterus natalensiszeta decayzeta diversity
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Parasitology , Volume 147 , Issue 14 , December 2020 , pp. 1728 - 1742
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