The past decade has seen an explosion in the development and application of models
aimed at estimating species occurrence and occupancy dynamics while accounting for …

Determining patterns of host use, and the frequency at which these patterns change, are of
key importance if we are to understand tick population dynamics, the evolution of tick …

Populations can be genetically isolated both by geographic distance and by differences in
their ecology or environment that decrease the rate of successful migration. Empirical …

Today, we are witnessing changes in the spatial distribution and abundance of many
species, including ticks and their associated pathogens. Evidence that these changes are …

The analysis of different multi-host systems suggests that even hosts that are not capable of
transmitting Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (sl.) to the tick vector, Ixodes ricinus, or that are …

The occurrence of false positive detections in presence–absence data, even when they
occur infrequently, can lead to severe bias when estimating species occupancy patterns …

Abstract Ticks (Ixodida: Argasidae, Ixodidae) are the main arthropod vectors of disease in
Central Europe, including Germany. One species, Ixodes ricinus, dominates the tick fauna …

The human impact on natural habitats is increasing the complexity of human-wildlife
interactions and leading to the emergence of infectious diseases worldwide. Highly …

We examined the B orrelia burgdorferi sensu lato circulation in a tick community consisting
of three species (I xodes ricinus, I. frontalis, I. arboricola) with contrasting ecologies, but …

Reliable assessments of infection status and population prevalence are critical for
epidemiological modelling and disease management, but can be greatly biased when …