Vertical movement and posture of blacklegged tick (Acari: Ixodidae) nymphs as a function of temperature and relative humidity in laboratory experiments

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 842-846

  Vail, Stephen G ^a   Smith, Gary ^b  

^a WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Host seeking behavior; Humidity; Ixodes scapularis; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ARTHROPODA; IXODES; IXODES SCAPULARIS; IXODIDAE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; HUMIDITY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE; TICK;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; HUMIDITY; IXODIDAE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; POSTURE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0036835489     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-39.6.842     Document Type: Article

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