couperi detectability, home range size, seasonal variation, habitat preferences, and shelter use in southwest Florida. We conducted this study in Collier County, Florida, USA, an environment with comparatively stable year-round temperatures, higher hydrological variations, and expansive saline environments...
This is due to a tick’s ability to find shelter from extreme weather conditions in soil and their limited mobility compared to mosquitos and other short-living flying vectors. For example, observed poleward expansions of ticks in Sweden seem to be connected with the higher survival rate of ...