Interaction of ectoparasites in cohabitating colonies of pond bats Myotis dasycneme (Boie, 1825) and species of genus Pipistrellus from northern Poland
The article presents data on ectoparasites of pond bat (rare in Europe bat species) in northern Poland region. We discuss the species composition and relationship between ectoparasites of several bat species in mixed colonies. Temporary ectoparasites of pipistrelle bats suppress permanent ectoparasites of pond bats it the cohabitating colonies.
Laboratory of Functional Ecology of Terrestrial Animals, Institute of Plant and Animal Ecology (IPAE), Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 8 Marta 202, 620144 Yekaterinburg, Russia