Quantifying the Availability of Vertebrate Hosts to Ticks: A Camera-Trapping Approach

The availability of vertebrate hosts is a major determinant of the occurrence of ticks and tick-borne zoonoses in natural and anthropogenic ecosystems and thus drives disease risk for wildlife, livestock, and humans. However, it remains challenging to quantify the availability of vertebrate hosts in...

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Main Authors: Tim R. Hofmeester, J. Marcus Rowcliffe, Patrick A. Jansen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fvets.2017.00115/full