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Sampling scale and season influence the observed relationship between the density of deer and questing Ixodes ricinus nymphs

BACKGROUND: The relationship between environmentally transmitted tick parasites, Ixodes spp., and their main reproductive host, deer, is generally thought to be positive. However, measuring host abundance and density directly can be challenging and indirect methods are often used. The observed relat...

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Autores principales: Dickinson, Eleanor R, Millins, Caroline, Biek, Roman
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7526098/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32993763
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-020-04369-8