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Synergistic attraction of Western black-legged ticks, Ixodes pacificus, to CO(2) and odorant emissions from deer-associated microbes

Foraging ticks reportedly exploit diverse cues to locate their hosts. Here, we tested the hypothesis that host-seeking Western black-legged ticks, Ixodes pacificus, and black-legged ticks, I. scapularis, respond to microbes dwelling in sebaceous gland secretions of white-tailed deer, Odocoileus virg...

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Autores principales: Long, Justin, Maskell, Keiran, Gries, Regine, Nayani, Saif, Gooding, Claire, Gries, Gerhard
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10189596/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37206969
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.230084