A Dispersal Model for the Range Expansion of Blacklegged Tick (Acari: Ixodidae)
Madhav N, Brownstein J, Tsao J, Fish D. A Dispersal Model for the Range Expansion of Blacklegged Tick (Acari: Ixodidae). Journal Of Medical Entomology 2004, 41: 842-852. PMID: 15535611, DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-41.5.842.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRange expansionHome rangesLarger home rangesSmaller home rangesHome range sizeOdocoileus virginianus ZimmermannMore mobile hostsEcology of ticksVertebrate host speciesWhite-footed miceSimple landscapesRange sizeHigher tick burdensDispersal modelAmerican robinsHost speciesTick burdenPopulation densityBlacklegged ticks