Host acquisition by Ornithodoros capensis Neumann (Ixodoidea: Argasidae).
Forty percent of white-capped noddy tern, Anous minutus, nests tagged in January 1977 were re-occupied the following nesting season in February 1978. This re-use of nests allows host acquisition by O. capensis, as the ticks remain in the core of the abandoned nest during the non-nesting season.
D000818:Animals; D001315:Australia; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D001717:Birds / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000502:physiology; D001947:Breeding; D005260:Female; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D008297:Male; D009425:Nesting Behavior; D012621:Seasons; D013984:Tick Infestations / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013987:Ticks / Q000502:physiology*