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Interactions between sympatric invasive European fire ants (Myrmica rubra) and blacklegged ticks (Ixodes scapularis)

The blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis) and the invasive European fire ant (Myrmica rubra) are both expanding throughout their sympatric range in coastal New England. Ixodes scapularis is the primary vector of the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi, which is the causative agent of Lyme disease, and Mou...

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Autores principales: Guarnieri, Lucy D., McBride, Sara E., Groden, Eleanor, Gardner, Allison M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8109827/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33970975
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0251497