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Tick infestation on medium–large-sized mammalian hosts: are all equally suitable to Ixodes ricinus adults?

BACKGROUND: In Europe, the generalist tick, Ixodes ricinus, is the main vector of several tick-borne pathogens causing diseases in humans and livestock. Understanding how different species of hosts limit the tick population is crucial for management. In general, larger ectoparasites are expected to...

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Autores principales: Mysterud, Atle, Hügli, Christian, Viljugrein, Hildegunn
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8120740/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33985556
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-021-04775-6