Ticks are classified into two major families, Ixodidae (hard-bodied ticks) and Argasidae (soft-bodied
ticks). A third family, Nuttalliellidae, contains a single species. Almost 840 species …

Ticks are among the most significant blood-sucking arthropods worldwide. They transmit
various pathogens that can cause disease and death in people, domesticated animals, and …

… Anderson JF. Mammalian and avian reservoirs for Borrelia burgdorferi. Ann NY Acad Sci …
Anderson JF, Magnarelli LA. Avian and mammalian hosts for spirochete-infected ticks and …

West Nile virus (WNV), a mosquito-borne single-stranded (ss)RNA flavivirus, causes human
disease of variable severity. We investigated the involvement of Toll-like receptor (Tlr) 3, …

The Lyme disease agent, Borrelia burgdorferi, is maintained in a tick–mouse cycle 1 , 2 .
Here we show that B. burgdorferi usurps a tick salivary protein, Salp15 (ref. 3 ), to facilitate the …

The mid‐shaft circumferences of the humerus and femur are closely related to body weight
in living terrestrial vertebrates. Because these elements are frequently preserved in subfossil …

The Lyme disease agent Borrelia burgdorferi naturally persists in a cycle that primarily involves
ticks and mammals. We have now identified a tick receptor (TROSPA) that is required for …

West Nile (WN) virus, a mosquito-transmitted virus native to Africa, Asia, and Europe, was
isolated from two species of mosquitoes, Culex pipiens and Aedes vexans, and from brain …

Effects of starvation were investigated in two specices of spiders to gain insight on how
these predators deal with an unpredictable food supply. Comparison of weights and body …

Outer surface protein C (OspC) is a differentially expressed major surface lipoprotein of
Borrelia burgdorferi. ospC is swiftly upregulated when spirochetes leave the Ixodes scapularis …