Simulated dynamics of southern cattle fever ticks (Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus) in south Texas, USA: investigating potential wildlife-mediated impacts on eradication efforts

Table 1 The parameters used to represent nilgai, cattle, and white-tailed deer as hosts of cattle fever ticks, their baseline values, and their information sources

^a“Mesquite” refers to mesquite-dominated woody plant community and is considered a relatively “good” climatic environment for CFT to complete the off-host portion of the life cycle and sustain larval survival
^b“Mixed brush” refers to a community of mixed thorn shrub species and is considered a relatively “fair” climatic environment for CFT to complete the off-host portion of the life cycle and sustain larval survival
^c“Meadow” refers to uncanopied forage areas and is considered a relatively “poor” climatic environment for CFT to complete the off-host portion of the life cycle and sustain larval survival

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