Simple epidemiological model predicts the relationships between prevalence and abundance in ixodid ticks
We tested whether the prevalence of ticks can be predicted reliably from a simple epidemiological model that takes into account only mean abundance and its variance. We used data on the abundance and distribution of larvae and nymphs of 2 ixodid ticks parasitic on small mammals ( Apodemus agrarius ,...
Published in: | Parasitology |
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Main Authors: | , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
2006
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0031182006001296 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0031182006001296 |