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Deer presence rather than abundance determines the population density of the sheep tick, Ixodes ricinus, in Dutch forests

BACKGROUND: Understanding which factors drive population densities of disease vectors is an important step in assessing disease risk. We tested the hypothesis that the density of ticks from the Ixodes ricinus complex, which are important vectors for tick-borne diseases, is determined by the density...

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Autores principales: Hofmeester, Tim R., Sprong, Hein, Jansen, Patrick A., Prins, Herbert H. T., van Wieren, Sipke E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5606071/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28927432
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-017-2370-7