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Fig. 10 | Parasites & Vectors

Fig. 10

From: Beech tree masting explains the inter-annual variation in the fall and spring peaks of Ixodes ricinus ticks with different time lags

Fig. 10

Questing Ixodes ricinus nymphs collected in the fall have a higher fat content compared to nymphs collected in the spring of the same calendar year. This result suggests that the fall questing nymphs are younger than the spring questing nymphs. The boxplot shows the medians (black line), the 25th and 75th percentiles (edges of the box), and the minimum and maximum values (whiskers)

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