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J Med Entomol

Title:		Kairomonal activity of white-tailed deer metatarsal gland substances: a more sensitive behavioral bioassay using Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae)
Author(s):		Carroll JF;
Address:		"Livestock and Poultry Sciences Institute, USDA-ARS, Parasite Biology and Epidemiology Laboratory, Beltsville, MD 20705-2350, USA"
Journal Title:		J Med Entomol
Year:		1998
Volume:		35
Issue:		1
Page Number:		90 - 93
DOI:		10.1093/jmedent/35.1.90
ISSN/ISBN:		0022-2585 (Print) 0022-2585 (Linking)
Abstract:		"A behavioral bioassay is described that detected kairomonal activity in substances associated with the metatarsal glands of white-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus (Zimmermann). Dry and aqueous wipes or rubs of glandular areas elicited an arrestant response in adult blacklegged ticks, Ixodes scapularis Say"
Keywords:		Animals *Appetitive Behavior Biological Assay/*methods Deer/*metabolism Exocrine Glands/*metabolism *Ixodes Metatarsal Bones;
Notes:		"MedlineCarroll, J F eng England 1998/05/30 J Med Entomol. 1998 Jan; 35(1):90-3. doi: 10.1093/jmedent/35.1.90"