Divergent environmental preferences and areas of sympatry of tick species in the Amblyomma cajennense complex (Ixodidae)

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 44, Issue 14, 2014, Pages 1081-1089

  Estrada Peña, Agustín ^a   Tarragona, Evelina L ^b   Vesco, Umberto ^c   Meneghi, Daniele de ^c   Mastropaolo, Mariano ^d   Mangold, Atilio J ^b   Guglielmone, Alberto A ^b   Nava, Santiago ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL LITORAL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Distribution; Environmental niche; Neotropical A. cajennense tick group; Sympatry

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; MODIS; NDVI; NICHE OVERLAP; PHENOLOGY; REMOTE SENSING; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TICK;

ALLOPATRY; AMBLYOMMA; AMBLYOMMA CAJENNENSE; AMBLYOMMA MIXTUM; AMBLYOMMA SCULPTUM; AMBLYOMMA TONELLIAE; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOLOGICAL NICHE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; NONHUMAN; PARAGUAY; PARAPATRY; PLACE PREFERENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; SYMPATRY; WATER AVAILABILITY; ANIMAL; ECOSYSTEM; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IXODIDAE; PARASITOLOGY; SEASON; STATISTICAL MODEL; TICK INFESTATION;

ARGENTINA; PARAGUAY;

AMBLYOMMA; AMBLYOMMA CAJENNENSE; IXODIDA; IXODIDAE;

ANIMALS; ARGENTINA; ECOSYSTEM; IXODIDAE; LOGISTIC MODELS; SEASONS; SYMPATRY; TICK INFESTATIONS;

EID: 84918498202     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: 18790135     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2014.08.007     Document Type: Article

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