Digest: Great tits and their ticks: Life-history traits affect tick fitness.
Evolution
; 76(8): 1914-1915, 2022 08.
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ABSTRACT
Ectoparasites such as ticks face many challenges to reproduce. They must maximize the size of their blood meal while avoiding being removed by their host. In a new study, Fracasso and colleagues followed the fate of individual ticks to determine which life-history traits impact tick fitness. Their findings reveal a complex interplay between numerous parameters, including feeding time and engorgement weight. The situation is likely even more complicated when considering vector-borne pathogens.
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Garrapatas
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Rasgos de la Historia de Vida
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Animals
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2022
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