A novel laboratory method to simulate climatic stress with successful application to experiments with medically relevant ticks.

Ticks are the most important vectors of zoonotic disease-causing pathogens in North America and Europe. Many tick species are expanding their geographic range. Although correlational evidence suggests that climate change is driving the range expansion of ticks, experimental evidence is necessary to...

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Main Authors: Caleb Nielebeck, Sang Hyo Kim, Lauren Dedmon, Mark Pangilinan, Jahred Quan, William Ota, Javier D Monzón
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0275314

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