Fan Yang
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Fan Yang has a total of 6 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Lin Zhang
Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Resource and Ecological Security, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130117, China
1 shared publication - Ran Zhao
Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory for Zoonosis Control and Prevention, Institute of Pathogens and Vectors, Dali University, Dali 671000, China
1 shared publication - Rong Xiang
State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, No. 20 Dongdajie, Fengtai District, Beijing 100071, China
1 shared publication - Xiaobin Huang
Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory for Zoonosis Control and Prevention, Institute of Pathogens and Vectors, Dali University, Dali 671000, China
1 shared publication - Yifan Deng
Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory for Zoonosis Control and Prevention, Institute of Pathogens and Vectors, Dali University, Dali 671000, China
1 shared publication - Ying Li
Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory for Zoonosis Control and Prevention, Institute of Pathogens and Vectors, Dali University, Dali 671000, China
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
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Diversity of Ascodipteron and Host-Associated Variation in Parasitism Among Hipposiderid Bats in Yunnan, China
Ascodipteron bat flies are specialized parasites of bats, but their diversity and parasite ecology in China remain poorly understood. We surveyed hipposiderid bats at ten localities in Yunnan Province, China, combining morphological identification, mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) barcoding, and ecological analyses. Among 226 bats, 58 were infested; 72 neosomic females were collected, and 14 representative specimens were sequenced. Morphology, COI genetic distances, Assemble Species by Automatic Partitioning (ASAP), and maximum-likelihood phylogenetic analysis supported three taxa: A. phyllorhinae, A. sanmingense, and an undescribed Ascodipteron sp. Within-taxon COI distances were 0.199–0.512%, whereas between-taxon distances were 6.303–12.118%. Overall prevalence was 25.66%, and prevalence and mean parasite abundance varied among host species. Evidence for host-species differences in parasitism depended strongly on the absence of infestation in Hipposideros gentilis. Estimated associations of body condition with infestation occurrence and parasite abundance were positive but uncertain, and no clear associations were detected for the site-level environmental variables examined. These findings expand current knowledge of Ascodipteron diversity and host-associated parasitism in Yunnan and provide an integrative basis for further studies of species identification, host use, and parasite ecology in this genus.
Open AccessDiversity of Ascodipteron and Host-Associated Variation in Parasitism Among Hipposiderid Bats in Yunnan, China
Ascodipteron bat flies are specialized parasites of bats, but their diversity and parasite ecology in China remain poorly understood. We surveyed hipposiderid bats at ten localities in Yunnan Province, China, combining morphological identification, mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) barcoding, and ecological analyses. Among 226 bats, 58 were infested; 72 neosomic females were collected, and 14 representative specimens were sequenced. Morphology, COI genetic distances, Assemble Species by Automatic Partitioning (ASAP), and maximum-likelihood phylogenetic analysis supported three taxa: A. phyllorhinae, A. sanmingense, and an undescribed Ascodipteron sp. Within-taxon COI distances were 0.199–0.512%, whereas between-taxon distances were 6.303–12.118%. Overall prevalence was 25.66%, and prevalence and mean parasite abundance varied among host species. Evidence for host-species differences in parasitism depended strongly on the absence of infestation in Hipposideros gentilis. Estimated associations of body condition with infestation occurrence and parasite abundance were positive but uncertain, and no clear associations were detected for the site-level environmental variables examined. These findings expand current knowledge of Ascodipteron diversity and host-associated parasitism in Yunnan and provide an integrative basis for further studies of species identification, host use, and parasite ecology in this genus.