Climate impacts on blacklegged tick host-seeking behavior.
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SUBMITTER: McClure M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6339851 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan
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Climate impacts on blacklegged tick host-seeking behavior.
McClure Max M Diuk-Wasser Maria A MA
International journal for parasitology 20181115 1
The nymph of the blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis), the primary North American vector of the causative agent of Lyme disease, must attach to a host by the end of its questing season in order to feed and subsequently molt into an adult. The proper timing of this behavior is critical both for the tick's survival and for perpetuating the transmission of tick-borne pathogens. Questing also depletes limited nymphal lipid reserves and increases desiccation risk. Given this tradeoff, questing behavi ...[more]
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