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Tick Questing Behavior

Tick Questing Behavior is a behavioral ecology strategy within arthropod host-seeking mechanisms, distinguished by the active positioning of ticks on vegetation to latch onto passing hosts through leg extension and sensory cue detection.

140

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5.6K

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483

Authors

220

Institutions

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2017–2026

35

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Publications

140

The Known Distribution and Ecological Preferences of the Tick Subgenus Boophilus (Acari: Ixodidae) in Africa and Latin America

Agustín Estrada‐Peña, Ali Bouattour, J. L. Camicas et al. · Experimental and Applied Acarology · 2006 · 206 citations · Full text

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Different Populations of Blacklegged Tick Nymphs Exhibit Differences in Questing Behavior That Have Implications for Human Lyme Disease Risk

Isis M. Arsnoe, Graham J. Hickling, Howard S. Ginsberg et al. · PLoS ONE · 2015 · 159 citations · Full text

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Questing behaviour of Ixodes ricinus ticks (Acari: Ixodidae)

Hans Mejlon, Thomas G. T. Jaenson · Experimental and Applied Acarology · 1997 · 141 citations

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Saturation deficit and deer density affect questing activity and local abundance of Ixodes ricinus (Acari, Ixodidae) in Italy

Valentina Tagliapietra, Roberto Rosà, Daniele Arnoldi et al. · Veterinary Parasitology · 2011 · 128 citations

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Influence of Climate on the Proportion of <I>Ixodes ricinus</I> Nymphs and Adults Questing in a Tick Population

Jean‐Luc Perret, Olivier Rais, Lise Gern · Journal of Medical Entomology · 2004 · 126 citations

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Authors

483

  1. IG
    Ivan G. Horak

    University of Pretoria, South Africa

    6 publications · 352 citations

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    h-index

  2. JF
    J. F. Carroll

    Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, United States

    5 publications · 98 citations

    5

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  3. TL
    Terry L. Schulze

    Camp Quality New Jersey, United States

    5 publications · 218 citations

    5

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  4. RJ
    Robert Jordan

    Siga Technologies (United States), United States

    5 publications · 218 citations

    5

    h-index

  5. MP
    Matías Pablo Juan Szabó

    Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Brazil

    4 publications · 244 citations

    4

    h-index

1–5 of 483

Institutions

220

  1. University of Pretoria

    Pretoria, South Africa

    7 h-index

    10 publications

    689 citations

  2. Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute

    Pretoria, South Africa

    5 h-index

    8 publications

    386 citations

  3. Beltsville Agricultural Research Center

    Beltsville, United States

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    121 citations

  4. Medical University of Lublin

    Lublin, Poland

    4 h-index

    10 publications

    260 citations

  5. Camp Quality New Jersey

    Freehold, United States

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    326 citations

  6. Universidade Federal de Uberlândia

    Uberlândia, Brazil

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    347 citations

  7. Old Dominion University

    Norfolk, United States

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    157 citations

  8. University of Turin

    Turin, Italy

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    193 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Medical Entomology

    44 publications · 1.8K citations

    25

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  2. Experimental and Applied Acarology

    12 publications · 591 citations

    12

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  3. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases

    9 publications · 168 citations

    9

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  4. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

    OJVR · 5 publications · 146 citations

    5

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  5. PubMed

    Repository · 5 publications · 140 citations

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