Quantitative assessment of ticks in a hot cave in the Amazon reveals that the genus Antricola (Ixodida: Argasidae) has the highest cave tick population density on planet.

Terassini FA, Labruna MB, Muñoz-Leal S, Camargo LMA, de A R Aguirre A

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10.1007/s10493-026-01146-7
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2026 May 21
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Experimental & applied acarology
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@article{allodium:10.1007/s10493-026-01146-7,
  title = {Quantitative assessment of ticks in a hot cave in the Amazon reveals that the genus Antricola (Ixodida: Argasidae) has the highest cave tick population density on planet.},
  author = {Terassini FA and Labruna MB and Muñoz-Leal S and Camargo LMA and de A R Aguirre A},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Experimental \& applied acarology},
  doi = {10.1007/s10493-026-01146-7},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s10493-026-01146-7}
}

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AU  - Labruna MB
AU  - Muñoz-Leal S
AU  - Camargo LMA
AU  - de A R Aguirre A
PY  - 2026
JO  - Experimental & applied acarology
DO  - 10.1007/s10493-026-01146-7
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FA, T., MB, L., S, M., LMA, C., & A, D. A. R. A. (2026). Quantitative assessment of ticks in a hot cave in the Amazon reveals that the genus Antricola (Ixodida: Argasidae) has the highest cave tick population density on planet.. Experimental & applied acarology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10493-026-01146-7

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