The natural history of ticks
The natural history of ticks
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DOI：
10.1016/s0025-7125(03)00083-x
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发表时间：
2002-03-01
影响因子：
5.9
通讯作者：
Anderson, JF
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作者：
Anderson, JF
尽管蜱不会飞也不会跳，但它们已经进化成为人类病原体最重要的节肢动物载体之一。已知约830种蜱虫中的一种或多种存在于地球的大多数陆地区域。它们的生命周期通常很复杂，即使我们将蜱虫与它们的寄生习性联系在一起，蜱虫也以宿主为生;在植被或土壤中，蜱虫附着并以哺乳动物，鸟类或爬行动物为食。有几个物种以人类为食，尽管有一个可能的例外，人类总是偶然的宿主。蜱虫的寿命相对较长，可达一年或更长时间，在某些栖息地可以变得丰富。
Even though they do not fly or jump, ticks have evolved to become one of the most important groups of arthropod vectors of human pathogens. One or more of the approximate 830 known species of ticks are found in most terrestrial regions of the earth. Their life cycles are often complex, and even though we associate ticks with their parasitic habits, ticks live off of hosts; in vegetation or soil, Ticks attach to and feed on mammals, birds, or reptiles. Several species feed on humans, though with one possible exception, humans are always incidental hosts. Ticks have relatively long lives of a year or more and can become abundant in some habitats.