RECRUITMENT OF WINTER TICKS (DERMACENTOR ALBIPICTUS) IN CONTRASTING FOREST HABITATS, ONTARIO, CANADA
Recruitment of winter tick larvae (Dermacentor albipictus) was studied in a forest opening and a closed canopy deciduous forest to evaluate their potential as sources of tick infestation to moose (Alces alces). Engorged female ticks were set out in early May at each site and monitored to measure the...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Lakehead University
2016-01-01
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| Series: | Alces : A Journal Devoted to the Biology and Management of Moose |
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| Online Access: | https://alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/view/157/200 |