Do bank voles (Myodes glareolus) trapped in live and lethal traps show differences in tick burden?

In studies assessing tick abundance, the use of live traps to capture and euthanize rodent hosts is a commonly used method to determine their burden. However, captive animals can experience debilitating or fatal capture stress as a result prior to collection. An alternative method is the use of leth...

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Main Authors: Nicolas De Pelsmaeker, Lars Korslund, Øyvind Steifetten
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0239029