Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Madras Veterinary College, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai-600 007, India.
Online published on 9 April, 2012.
Examination of ectoparasites of bats collected from Agasthiyamalai biosphere reserve of Western Ghats of Tamilnadu revealed the occurrence of winged fly Strebla vespertilionis, wingless fly Nycteribia pedicularia and a mite Chiroptonyssus robustipes in the tropical fruit bats Pteropus giganteus.
Bats, Ectoparasites, Tamil Nadu