Tick and tick-borne disease circulation in a changing marine ecosystem

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International audience. This chapter provides information on known tick species from the marine ecosystem and associated infectious agents. It also discusses several possible mechanisms by which current global chang...

Isolation and characterization of microsatellites in the seabird ectoparasite Ixodes uriae

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Reproductive Strategies of the Seabird Tick Ixodes uriae (Acari:Ixodidae)

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Ixodes uriae is a common ectoparasite of colonial seabirds in thecircumpolar areas of both hemispheres. Despite its potentialeffects on host population dynamics and its role as a vector ofpathogens, little is known about the repro...