Abstract Knowledge of the relationships and thus the classification of fungi, has developed
rapidly with increasingly widespread use of molecular techniques, over the past 10–15 …

Bats are the second most diverse mammalian group, playing keystone roles in ecosystems
but also act as reservoir hosts for numerous pathogens. Due to their colonial habits which …

Bat flies are one of the most abundant ectoparasites of bats, showing remarkable
morphological adaptations to the parasitic habit, while the relationship with their hosts is …

Fungal Systematics and Evolution (FUSE) is one of the journal series to address the “fusion”
between morphological data and molecular phylogenetic data and to describe new fungal …

Bats are important zoonotic reservoirs for many pathogens worldwide. Although their highly
specialized ectoparasites, bat flies (Diptera: Hippoboscoidea), can transmit Bartonella …

Bats are parasitized by numerous lineages of arthropods, of which bat flies (Diptera,
Nycteribiidae and Streblidae) are the most conspicuous. Bat flies themselves can be …

Humans continue to encroach on the habitats of wild animals, potentially bringing different
species into contact that would not typically encounter each other under natural …

Abstract The Old World tropical and subtropical frugivorous bat genus Rousettus
(Pteropodidae) contains species with broad distributions, as well as those occurring in …

Understanding biodiversity patterns as well as drivers of population declines, and range
losses provides crucial baselines for monitoring and conservation. However, the information …

The Darién province in eastern Panama is one of the most unexplored and biodiverse
regions in the world. The Chucantí Nature Reserve, in Serranía de Majé, consists of a …