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SUBMITTER: Raghavan RK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6314611 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Raghavan Ram K RK Peterson A Townsend AT Cobos Marlon E ME Ganta Roman R Foley Des D
PloS one 20190102 1
Acarological surveys in areas outside the currently believed leading edge of the distribution of lone star ticks (Amblyomma americanum), coupled with recent reports of their identification in previously uninvaded areas in the public health literature, suggest that this species is more broadly distributed in North America than currently understood. Therefore, we evaluated the potential geographic extent under present and future conditions using ecological niche modeling approach based on museum r ...[more]