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Host body size and the diversity of tick assemblages on Neotropical vertebrates

Identifying the factors that influence the species diversity and distribution of ticks (Acari: Ixodida) across vertebrate host taxa is of fundamental ecological and medical importance. Host body size is considered one of the most important determinants of tick abundance, with larger hosts having hig...

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Autores principales: Esser, Helen J., Foley, Janet E., Bongers, Frans, Herre, Edward Allen, Miller, Matthew J., Prins, Herbert H.T., Jansen, Patrick A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5078680/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27812506
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2016.10.001