California Agriculture, 1959 Brown dog ticks have become resistant to a number of the standard insecticides. Pet owners, veterinarians, and kennel operators have asked for new compounds for tick control.
I Tarshis, M Dunn
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Ultracool Field Brown Dwarf Candidates Selected at 4.5 microns [PDF]
, 2010 We have identified a sample of cool field brown dwarf candidates using IRAC data from the Spitzer Deep, Wide-Field Survey (SDWFS). The candidates were selected from 400,000 SDWFS sources with [4.5] = 1.5 and [4.5] - [8.0]
A. M. Ghez +53 more
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Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.Intergroup conflicts have a wide range of impacts, including affecting movement and ranging patterns. Previous studies found contrasting movement responses to intergroup conflicts, but no explanation for these differences has been suggested. However, these can be broadly grouped into ‘conflict avoidance' responses: avoiding areas close to the fight ...
Elizabeth F. R. Preston +3 more
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Warmer weather linked to tick attack and emergence of severe rickettsioses. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2008 The impact of climate on the vector behaviour of the worldwide dog tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus is a cause of concern. This tick is a vector for life-threatening organisms including Rickettsia rickettsii, the agent of Rocky Mountain spotted fever, R ...
Philippe Parola +7 more
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Molecular survey of Ehrlichia canis in blood and ticks collected from stray dogs in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [PDF]
, 2010 Ehrlichia canis is the etiological agent of canine monocytic ehrlichiosis, a potentially fatal disease of dogs and is transmitted by the brown dog tick, Rhipicephalus sanguineus. Recent studies have detected other possible tick vectors.
Anurddin, Siti Hawa, Watanabe, Malaika
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Identification of a novel ß-adrenergic octopamine receptor-like gene (ßAOR-like) and increased ATP-binding cassette B10 (ABCB10) expression in a Rhipicephalus microplus cell line derived from acaricide-resistant ticks [PDF]
, 2016 Background: The cattle tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus is an economically important parasite of livestock. Effective control of ticks using acaricides is threatened by the emergence of resistance to many existing compounds. Several continuous R.
Bell-Sakyi, Lesley +4 more
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Uptake and fecal excretion of Coxiella burnetii by Ixodes ricinus and Dermacentor marginatus ticks [PDF]
, 2020 Background: The bacterium Coxiella burnetii is the etiological agent of Q fever and is mainly transmitted via inhalation of infectious aerosols. DNA of C.
Henning, Klaus +7 more
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When Thriving for More Collapses the System: The Academic Reproduction of Uncaring Structures
British Journal of Management, EarlyView.Abstract This essay argues that the widening gap between aspirational aims and visionary orientations and the prevailing practices in neoliberal academia stems from deeper, historically rooted, market‐based logics shaping our institutions, increasingly governed by economic values and academic subjectivities therein.
Lara Pecis, Florian Bauer
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Infectious Disease ModellingRocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is a fatal tick-borne zoonotic disease that has emerged as an epidemic in western North America since the turn of the 21st century.
Laura Backus, Patrick Foley, Janet Foley
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Morphological and genetic diversity of Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato from the New and Old Worlds [PDF]
, 2013 BACKGROUND: The taxonomic status of the brown dog tick (Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu stricto), which has long been regarded as the most widespread tick worldwide and a vector of many pathogens to dogs and humans, is currently under dispute. METHODS: We
Alessio Giannelli +5 more
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