RECRUITMENT OF WINTER TICKS (DERMACENTOR ALBIPICTUS) IN CONTRASTING FOREST HABITATS, ONTARIO, CANADA
Recruitment of winter tick larvae (Dermacentor albipictus) was studied in a forest opening and a closed canopy deciduous forest to evaluate their potential as sources of tick infestation to moose (Alces alces). Engorged female ticks were set out in early May at each site and monitored to measure the...
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ftjalces:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/157 2023-05-15T13:13:21+02:00 RECRUITMENT OF WINTER TICKS (DERMACENTOR ALBIPICTUS) IN CONTRASTING FOREST HABITATS, ONTARIO, CANADA Addison, E. M. McLaughlin, R. F. Addison, P. A. Smith, J. D. 2016-08-05 application/pdf http://alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/view/157 eng eng Lakehead University http://alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/view/157/200 http://alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/view/157 Alces: A Journal Devoted to the Biology and Management of Moose; Vol. 52 (2016); 29-40 2293-6629 0835-5851 Disease Habitat Winter Tick Dermacentor albipictus Recruitment info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article 2016 ftjalces 2022-02-12T19:35:43Z Recruitment of winter tick larvae (Dermacentor albipictus) was studied in a forest opening and a closed canopy deciduous forest to evaluate their potential as sources of tick infestation to moose (Alces alces). Engorged female ticks were set out in early May at each site and monitored to measure the proportions of females producing larvae and the number of larvae recruited per g of surviving female. Recruitment was higher in the forest during the hotter, drier summer of 1983, primarily due to fewer engorged females producing larvae in the opening, and was much higher (>2 x) in the opening during the cooler, damper summer of 1984. Recruitment in the field was 20–40% of that under laboratory conditions. Desiccation of eggs and/or larvae was the probable cause for the annual variation in recruitment in the opening. Most larvae were recruited earlier in the opening than in the forest site. Neither weight nor date of detachment of engorged female ticks influenced when larvae first ascended vegetation. Weather, especially temperature, and site structure and composition affect abundance of the free-living stages of the winter tick and larvae available for transmission to moose. Open sites should support more winter tick larvae than densely forested sites except in years of particularly hot and dry weather. Article in Journal/Newspaper Alces alces Alces (A Journal Devoted to the Biology and Management of Moose) Canada |
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Disease Habitat Winter Tick Dermacentor albipictus Recruitment Addison, E. M. McLaughlin, R. F. Addison, P. A. Smith, J. D. RECRUITMENT OF WINTER TICKS (DERMACENTOR ALBIPICTUS) IN CONTRASTING FOREST HABITATS, ONTARIO, CANADA |
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Disease Habitat Winter Tick Dermacentor albipictus Recruitment |
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Recruitment of winter tick larvae (Dermacentor albipictus) was studied in a forest opening and a closed canopy deciduous forest to evaluate their potential as sources of tick infestation to moose (Alces alces). Engorged female ticks were set out in early May at each site and monitored to measure the proportions of females producing larvae and the number of larvae recruited per g of surviving female. Recruitment was higher in the forest during the hotter, drier summer of 1983, primarily due to fewer engorged females producing larvae in the opening, and was much higher (>2 x) in the opening during the cooler, damper summer of 1984. Recruitment in the field was 20–40% of that under laboratory conditions. Desiccation of eggs and/or larvae was the probable cause for the annual variation in recruitment in the opening. Most larvae were recruited earlier in the opening than in the forest site. Neither weight nor date of detachment of engorged female ticks influenced when larvae first ascended vegetation. Weather, especially temperature, and site structure and composition affect abundance of the free-living stages of the winter tick and larvae available for transmission to moose. Open sites should support more winter tick larvae than densely forested sites except in years of particularly hot and dry weather. |
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Article in Journal/Newspaper |
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Addison, E. M. McLaughlin, R. F. Addison, P. A. Smith, J. D. |
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Addison, E. M. McLaughlin, R. F. Addison, P. A. Smith, J. D. |
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Addison, E. M. |
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RECRUITMENT OF WINTER TICKS (DERMACENTOR ALBIPICTUS) IN CONTRASTING FOREST HABITATS, ONTARIO, CANADA |
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RECRUITMENT OF WINTER TICKS (DERMACENTOR ALBIPICTUS) IN CONTRASTING FOREST HABITATS, ONTARIO, CANADA |
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RECRUITMENT OF WINTER TICKS (DERMACENTOR ALBIPICTUS) IN CONTRASTING FOREST HABITATS, ONTARIO, CANADA |
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RECRUITMENT OF WINTER TICKS (DERMACENTOR ALBIPICTUS) IN CONTRASTING FOREST HABITATS, ONTARIO, CANADA |
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RECRUITMENT OF WINTER TICKS (DERMACENTOR ALBIPICTUS) IN CONTRASTING FOREST HABITATS, ONTARIO, CANADA |
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recruitment of winter ticks (dermacentor albipictus) in contrasting forest habitats, ontario, canada |
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Lakehead University |
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2016 |
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http://alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/view/157 |
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Alces alces |
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Alces alces |
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Alces: A Journal Devoted to the Biology and Management of Moose; Vol. 52 (2016); 29-40 2293-6629 0835-5851 |
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http://alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/view/157/200 http://alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/view/157 |
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