Environmental drivers of Ixodes ricinus tick population dynamics: mechanistic modelling using longitudinal field surveys and climate data
Younjung Kim, B. Jaulhac, Juan F Vesga, Laurence Zilliox, Nathalie Boulanger, W. John Edmunds, Raphaëlle Métras
This study models environmental drivers of Ixodes ricinus tick population dynamics using climate data and field surveys, finding temperature thresholds for life cycle stages and climate change impacts on tick abundance.
Epidemics · Sep 9, 2025Peer-reviewedEcology