ArticleCurrent biology : CB2023
Static electricity passively attracts ticks onto hosts.
Article in Current biology : CB, 2023. 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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11 citing papers in PubMed.
- The sensory ecology of caterpillars.Journal of comparative physiology. A, Neuroethology, sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology · 2026Review
- Electrostatics facilitate midair host attachment in parasitic jumping nematodes.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025Article
- Electroreception in treehoppers: How extreme morphologies can increase electrical sensitivity.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025Article
- A Note on the Association Between Climatological Conditions and the Presence ofPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Electric transportation and electroreception in hummingbird flower mites.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025Article
- Anthropogenic electromagnetic radiation alters the transcription levels of the genes encoding the SIFamide and myoinhibitory peptide and their receptors in Ixodes ricinus synganglion.Parasitology research · 2024Article
- Electrostatic pollination by butterflies and moths.Journal of the Royal Society, Interface · 2024Article
- Prey can detect predators via electroreception in air.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2024Article
- A perspective on neuroethology: what the past teaches us about the future of neuroethology.Journal of comparative physiology. A, Neuroethology, sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology · 2024Review
- Effects of Electromagnetic Radiation on Neuropeptide Transcript Levels in the Synganglion ofPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- An analysis of time-varying dynamics in electrically sensitive arthropod hairs to understand real-world electrical sensing.Journal of the Royal Society, Interface · 2023Article
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Abstract
Most terrestrial animals naturally accumulate electrostatic charges, meaning that they will generate electric forces that interact with other charges in their environment, including those on or within other organisms. However, how this naturally occurring static electricity influences the ecology and life history of organisms remains largely unknown.
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