[Distribution and ecology of Ixodes pavlovskyi (Ixodidae) in Sykhote-Alin].
I. pavlovskyi is absent from the eastern macroslope of Sykhote--Alin, rare in the central part of the ridge and is quite common in western Sykhote--Alin where it accounts for no more than 10% of total collections with I. persulcatus. An average density of ticks in forests of western Sykhote--Alin is 50 to 80 active adults per hectare, maximum density - 150 specimens. Larvae feed on various small mammals and birds, nymphs--on birds and mammals larger than Sibirian chipmunk. Adults feed on hedgehogs, hares and birds, preferrence being given to hazel hens.
D000818:Animals; D001717:Birds / Q000469:parasitology; D004463:Ecology; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D011156:Population Density; D012377:Rodentia / Q000469:parasitology; D012621:Seasons; D012800:Siberia; D013987:Ticks / Q000502:physiology
Rasprostranenie i ekologiia Ixodes Pavlovskyi (Ixodidae) v Sikhote-Aline.