A mark-release-recapture approach to characterize tick questing preferences and dispersal distance.
Sabrina Gobran, Jake Brisnehan, Jon Wegryn, Elizabeth Hemming‐Schroeder
This paper introduces a mark-release-recapture method to study tick movement, finding non-random movement patterns, vegetation-dependent dispersal, and sex-based differences.
bioRxiv · May 26, 2026 · PreprintEcology