Bats and ticks: host selection and seasonality of bat-specialist ticks in eastern Europe
Abstract Background Parasites may actively seek for hosts and may use a number of adaptive strategies to promote their reproductive success and host colonization. These strategies will necessarily influence their host specificity and seasonality. Ticks are important ectoparasites of vertebrates, whi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-12-01
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| Series: | Parasites & Vectors |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-019-3861-5 |