Spatiotemporal dynamics of questing activity by four tick species in the central Great Plains
Cobos, M. E.; Corimanya, J. L.; Ng'eno, E.; Nunez-Penicet, C.; Perkins, A. C.; Ruiz-Utrilla, Z.; Alkishe, A.; Romero-Alvarez, D.; Yao, Y.; Ghosh, A.; Xiao, X.; Peterson, A. T.; Duncan, K. T.
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In this study, we explore a suite of new ecological niche modeling approaches to illuminate the distributional potential and distributional dynamics of questing individuals of four tick species in the central Great Plains region. Specifically, we improve on typical approaches in distributional ecology by (1) assigning time-specific environmental values to sampling events so that repeated sampling at the same points yields additional information, (2) using both positive and negative records of the species as inputs in model development, and (3) constraining model response shapes in models to resemble the shapes of fundamental ecological niches. Model outcomes demonstrate both seasonal dynamics and differences between species in terms of the geographic potential of questing behavior by Great Plains tick species. These improved approaches in distributional ecology have considerable potential to enrich distributional understanding of vector species distributions.
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