TY  - JOUR
JF  - Acarologia
T1  - Ecology and ethology of Ixodes ricinus Linnaeus 1758, in Switzerland (Acarina, Ixodoidea). First note: numeral fluctuations
VL  - 15
IS  - 2
SP  - 197
EP  - 205
PY  - 1973
SN  - 0044-586X
SN  - 2107-7207
PB  - Les Amis d'Acarologia
AU  - Mermod, C.
AU  - Aeschlimann, A.
AU  - Graf, J.F.
UR  - https://www1.montpellier.inrae.fr/CBGP/acarologia/article.php?id=3263
DA  - 1973-12-15
KW  - Ixodoidea
KW  - Ixodides ricinus
KW  - population changes
KW  - adult
KW  - developmental stages
KW  - arachnid parasites
KW  - Switzerland
AB  - Ecologie et ethologie d Ixodes ricinus Linne 1758, en Suisse (Acarina, lxodoidea). Premiere note: fluctuations numeriques. - Two methods of sampling the ectoparasite Ixodes ricinus have been applied since October 1971 to a population of a lowland wood. The first method (flagging) furnishes an estimate of the number of ticks (larvae, nymphs and adults) during the free-living stage on the ground and on the vegetation. The second method consists in removing the ticks attached to the small mammals. In order to compare the population dynamics of these ectoparasites and of their hasts we have also established a monthly estimate of the numbers of small mammals. The results obtained after the first year are presented and discussed.
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