Relative Importance of Bird Species as Hosts for Immature Ixodes dammini (Acari: Ixodidae) in a Suburban Residential Landscape of Southern New York State
Battaly G, Fish D. Relative Importance of Bird Species as Hosts for Immature Ixodes dammini (Acari: Ixodidae) in a Suburban Residential Landscape of Southern New York State. Journal Of Medical Entomology 1993, 30: 740-747. PMID: 8360897, DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/30.4.740.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBird speciesAmerican robinsHouse wrenCommon gracklesAbundance of birdsBird density estimatesRelative density estimatesLyme disease spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi JohnsonAbundance dataQuiscalus quisculaTick parasitesBirdsSpeciesBorrelia burgdorferi JohnsonImportance valueGracklesWrenDensity estimatesRadius countsHostImmature Ixodes damminiLawnsLyme diseaseRelative importanceVieillot