MLYNÁROVÁ, Laura - KORYTÁR, Ľuboš - MANKO, Peter - ONDREJKOVÁ, Anna - PROKEŠ, Marián - SMOĽÁK, Dávid - OBOŇA, Jozef. Updated taxonomic key of European Nycteribiidae (Diptera), with a host-parasite network. In Diversity. ISSN 1424-2818, 2023, vol. 15, no. 4, art. no. 573, p. [1-22]. (2023: 2.1 - IF, 2.3 - IF 5y, 0.585 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 1 - Nordic list). Dostupné na internete: .

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OCA1. Surname awarded to the assessed personOndrejková
OCA2. Name awarded to the assessed personAnna
OCA3. Degrees awarded to the assessed personProf. , DVM, PhD
OCA4. Hyperlink to the entry of the person in the Register of university staffhttps://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/2007
OCA5. Area of assessmentstudy programme food hygiene · I. + II. degree
OCA6. Category of the research/artistic/other output
OCA7. Year of publication of the research/artistic/other output2023
OCA8. ID of the record in the Central Registry of Publication Activity (CRPA) or the Central Registry of Artistic Activity (CRAA)1044028
OCA9. Hyperlink to the record in CRPA or CRAAhttps://app.crepc.sk/?fn=detailBiblioForm&sid=700937AB85C3474AB3EF637D37EE
Characteristics of the output that is not registered in CRPA or CRAA
OCA10. Hyperlink to the record in another publicly accessible register, catalogue of research/ artistic/other outputs
OCA11. Characteristics of the output in the format of the CRPA or the CRAA bibliographic record, if the output is not available in a publicly accessible register or catalogue of outputsMLYNÁROVÁ, Laura - KORYTÁR, Ľuboš - MANKO, Peter - ONDREJKOVÁ, Anna - PROKEŠ, Marián - SMOĽÁK, Dávid - OBOŇA, Jozef. Updated taxonomic key of European Nycteribiidae (Diptera), with a host-parasite network. In Diversity. ISSN 1424-2818, 2023, vol. 15, no. 4, art. no. 573, p. [1-22]. (2023: 2.1 - IF, 2.3 - IF 5y, 0.585 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 1 - Nordic list). Dostupné na internete: .
OCA12. Type of the output (if the output is not registered in CRPA or CRAA) article
OCA13. Hyperlink to the webpage where the output is available (full text, other documentation, etc.)https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/15/4/573
OCA14. Characteristics of the author's contributionanalysis of the literature, writing, original draft, writing, review and editing, funding acquisition
OCA15. Annotation of the output with contextual information concerning the description of creative process and the content of the research/artistic/other activity, etc.a summary key of 16 European species is provided in this paper. Based on published data from Europe, a total of 173 host–parasite interactions were observed between 16 European bat fly species and 31 host species (bats). The highest number of associations with different host species and the lowest specialization was observed in Penicillidia (P.) dufourii dufourii, followed by Nycteribia (N.) kolenatii, N. (N.) schmidlii and Phthiridium biarticulatum; most of the other species also had low specialization. Most species are oligoxenous, parasitizing on several families, and three species are stenoxenosus. Only one nycteribiid species, Basilia daganiae, was linked with only one host (Pipistrellus kuhlii). Myotis myotis has 12 associations with different bat fly species, followed by Plecotus auritus and Myotis daubentonii with 12 associations. A relatively high number of bat species were associated with only one bat fly species. In addition, we performed a bipartite analysis complemented by network indices and host specificity at the species and whole network levels, yielding new information in terms of ecology and the host–parasite relationships related to these groups of potential vectors (Nycteribiidae) and sources of zoonoses (bats). The parasite–host network composed of 16 nycteribiid species and 31 bat host species was characterized by a low network level specialization, low modularity, and low nestedness. Our findings also suggest a high probability of associated Nycteribiidae in bat taxa with a similar roosting ecology and phylogenetic relationship.
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OCA16. Annotation of the output in EnglishCurrent knowledge, complemented by our results, points to the importance of further research focusing on ecological networks and parasite–host relationships, particularly, but not exclusively, in groups at high risk of epidemiologically serious diseases transmissible to other mammals, including humans. This may facilitate targeted research on bat fly–bat networks, bat fly specialization, and nycteribiid-transmitted bat pathogens. At the same time, however, the legislative conditions that regulate sampling of their hosts (Chiroptera) must be respected in order to ensure minimal impact of the research on populations of protected taxa. In addition, collection methods are challenging
OCA17. List of maximum 5 most significant citations corresponding to the outputLARCHANKA, Aleksandra I. - GOROBEYKO, Uliana V. - MAKOVETSKAYA, Ekaterina V. - KIRYANOV, Pavel S. Species composition, distribution, host‐specificity, morphological and genetic characteristics of bat flies (Diptera, Nycteribiidae) in Belarus. In South of Russia: Ecology, Development, 2024-01-01, 19, 2, pp. 40-56. ISSN 19921098. Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.18470/1992-1098-2024-2-5., Registrované v: WOS, SCOPUS SANCHES, Gustavo Seron - RODRIGUES, Luísa - TORREJÓN, Estefania - BASSINI-SILVA, Ricardo - CALCHI, Ana Cláudia - LEE, Daniel Antônio Braga - ARANTES, Paulo Vitor Cadina - BARBIER, Eder - BARROS-BATTESTI, Darci Moraes - GRACIOLLI, Gustavo - MACHADO, Rosangela Zacarias - ANTUNES, Sandra - DOMINGOS, Ana - ANDRÉ, Marcos Rogério. Molecular Survey of Anaplasmataceae Agents, Rickettsia spp., Bartonella spp., and Piroplasmids in Ectoparasites from Cave-Dwelling Bats in Mainland Portugal. In Pathogens, 2025-03-01, 14, 3, pp. Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens14030273., Registrované v: WOS, SCOPUS BURAZEROVIĆ, J. - JOVANOVIĆ, M. - SAVKOVIĆ - BREKA, K. - STUPAR, M. Finding the Right Host in the Darkness of the Cave—New Insights into the Ecology and Spatio-temporal Dynamics of Hyperparasitic Fungi (Arthrorhynchus nycteribiae, Laboulbeniales). In Microbial Ecology, 2025-12-01, 88, 1, pp. ISSN 00953628. Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00248-025-02521-4., Registrované v: WOS, SCOPUS ANDRE, Marcos Rogerio - DE MELLO, Victoria Valente Califre - BARBIER, Eder - MARIANO, Leticia Colovatti - RODRIGUES, Luisa - TORREJON, Estefania - BARROS-BATTESTI, Darci Moraes - GRACIOLLI, Gustavo - MACHADO, Rosangela Zacarias - ANTUNES, Sandra - DOMINGOS, Ana - SANCHES, Gustavo Seron. Molecular and phylogenetic insights into Polychromophilus diversity in bat flies (Diptera: Nycteribiidae) from Portugal. In PARASITOLOGY INTERNATIONAL, 2026, vol. 114, no., pp. ISSN 1383-5769. Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.parint.2026.103281., Registrované v: Scopus, WOS PAVLOV, A.V. - BYKOV, Y.A. Species composition and ecological features of bat flies (Nycteribiidae, Diptera), parasites of bats (Vespertilionidae, Chiroptera) in the center of the European part of Russia (Vladimir Province). In Parazitologiâ. ISSN 0031-1847, 2024, vol. 58, no. 6, p. 487-496.
OCA18. Characteristics of the output's impact on socio-economic practiceCurrent knowledge, complemented by our results, points to the importance of further research focusing on ecological networks and parasite–host relationships, particularly, but not exclusively, in groups at high risk of epidemiologically serious diseases transmissible to other mammals, including humans. This may facilitate targeted research on bat fly–bat networks, bat fly specialization, and nycteribiid-transmitted bat pathogens. At the same time, however, the legislative conditions that regulate sampling of their hosts (Chiroptera) must be respected in order to ensure minimal impact of the research on populations of protected taxa. In addition, collection methods are challenging
OCA19. Characteristics of the output and related activities' impact on the educational processPreparation of final theses. Supplementary coursework in parasitology and epizootiology, focusing on critical thinking, ecological networks, and parasite-host relationships.

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