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DOI	10.1371/journal.pone.0251497
	Interactions between sympatric invasive European fire ants (Myrmica rubra) and blacklegged ticks (Ixodes scapularis)
	Guarnieri, Lucy D.; McBride, Sara E.; Groden, Eleanor; Gardner, Allison M.
通讯作者	Gardner, AM (corresponding author), Univ Maine, Sch Biol & Ecol, Orono, ME 04469 USA.
来源期刊	PLOS ONE
ISSN	1932-6203
出版年	2021
卷号	16 期号:5
英文摘要	The blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis) and the invasive European fire ant (Myrmica rubra) are both expanding throughout their sympatric range in coastal New England. Ixodes scapularis is the primary vector of the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi, which is the causative agent of Lyme disease, and Mount Desert Island, Maine, home to Acadia National Park, currently is affected by a high Lyme disease burden. Ticks have many natural predators, including ants, although no previous studies have investigated interactions between these two species. To test the hypothesis that the presence of M. rubra alters I. scapularis abundance, we collected ticks by drag-sampling at eight ant-infested sites and eight uninfested control sites in Acadia National Park. We found that nymph density was significantly higher at ant-infested sites, while larval density was significantly higher at control sites. In addition, we conducted a laboratory bioassay to measure M. rubra aggression against I. scapularis larvae, nymphs, and adults and Dermacentor variabilis adults, and found that ant aggression was significantly higher against D. variabilis adults than I. scapularis adults. Our findings support the hypothesis that M. rubra has divergent effects across I. scapularis life stages, and we discuss possible ecological mechanisms, including optimal microclimate and predation, that could promote density of nymphs while inhibiting density of larvae.
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	gold, Green Published
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000664624400052
WOS关键词	PACIFICUS ACARI IXODIDAE ; BORRELIA-BURGDORFERI ; AEDES-ALBOPICTUS ; LYME-DISEASE ; DEER TICK ; BIODIVERSITY ; HYMENOPTERA ; FORMICIDAE ; ABUNDANCE ; PREDATORS
WOS类目	Multidisciplinary Sciences
WOS研究方向	Science & Technology - Other Topics
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/351406
作者单位	[Guarnieri, Lucy D.; McBride, Sara E.; Groden, Eleanor; Gardner, Allison M.] Univ Maine, Sch Biol & Ecol, Orono, ME 04469 USA
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Guarnieri, Lucy D.,McBride, Sara E.,Groden, Eleanor,et al. Interactions between sympatric invasive European fire ants (Myrmica rubra) and blacklegged ticks (Ixodes scapularis)[J],2021,16(5).
APA	Guarnieri, Lucy D.,McBride, Sara E.,Groden, Eleanor,&Gardner, Allison M..(2021).Interactions between sympatric invasive European fire ants (Myrmica rubra) and blacklegged ticks (Ixodes scapularis).PLOS ONE,16(5).
MLA	Guarnieri, Lucy D.,et al."Interactions between sympatric invasive European fire ants (Myrmica rubra) and blacklegged ticks (Ixodes scapularis)".PLOS ONE 16.5(2021).