Tritrophic interactions between a fungal pathogen, a spider predator, and the blacklegged tick
Abstract The blacklegged tick Ixodes scapularis is the primary vector for the bacterium causing Lyme disease in eastern North America and for other medically important pathogens. This species is vulnerable to attack by fungal pathogens and arthropod predators, but the impacts of interactions between...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2018-08-01
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| Series: | Ecology and Evolution |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.4271 |