Spectrophotometric analysis of lipid used to examine the phenology of the tick Ixodes ricinus

Spectrophotometric analysis of lipid used to examine the phenology of the tick Ixodes ricinus

Abstract Background Ticks store lipid as an energy souce, which depletes progressively between blood meals. The amount of lipid and rate of lipid depletion can be used as a good indicator of the feeding history and assist in explaining the phenology of tick populations. However, existing gravimetric...

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Main Authors: Swaid Abdullah, Saran Davies, Richard Wall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Ixodes ricinus
Abundance
Phenology
Blood meal
Diapause
Feeding
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-018-3102-3

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