ArticleInternational journal for parasitology2019
Climate impacts on blacklegged tick host-seeking behavior.
Article in International journal for parasitology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.
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- A natural barrier: tick-repellent potential of a spruce-derived volatile blend against Hyalomma excavatum and Ixodes ricinus.Pest management science · 2026Article
- Ramification of relaxed thermoregulation by disease vectors under climate change.Experimental & applied acarology · 2025Article
- Spatial and temporal activity patterns of Amblyomma americanum.Parasites & vectors · 2025Article
- Assessing the Influence of Climate Change and Environmental Factors on the Top Tick-Borne Diseases in the United States: A Systematic Review.Microorganisms · 2023Review
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- Risky business: human-related data is lacking from Lyme disease risk models.Frontiers in public health · 2023Review
- Risk of tick-borne pathogen spillover into urban yards in New York City.Parasites & vectors · 2022Article
- The effects of habitat type and pathogen infection on tick host-seeking behaviour.Parasitology · 2022Article
- Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) Nymphal Survival and Host-Finding Success in the Eastern United States.Journal of medical entomology · 2021Article
- Impact of prior and projected climate change on US Lyme disease incidence.Global change biology · 2021Article
- Comparative Ecology ofInsects · 2020Review
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Abstract
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 behavior and its environmental influences can be expressed in a dynamic state variable model. We develop what we believe to be the first such model for a tick, and investigate the influence of climate on nymph fitness predictions. We apply these results to the hypothesized inland migration of I. scapularis from island refugia, evaluating fitness under suboptimal questing strategies and uncertain environmental conditions.
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