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Perspectives on modelling the distribution of ticks for large areas: so far so good?

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Background This paper aims to illustrate the steps needed to produce reliable correlative modelling for arthropod vectors, when process-driven models are unavailable. We use ticks as examples because of the (re)emerging interest in the pathogens they transmit. We argue that many scientific publications on the topic focus on: (i) the use of explanatory variables that do not adequately describe tick habitats; (ii) the automatic removal of variables causing internal (statistical) problems in the...

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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1186/s13071-016-1474-9

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Zoology
Role:
Author
Publisher:
BioMed Central Publisher's website
Journal:
Parasites & Vectors Journal website
Volume:
9
Pages:
179
Publication date:
2016-03-31
Acceptance date:
2016-03-23
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EISSN:
1756-3305
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pubs:613128
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uuid:684d082d-d5c1-4af8-af81-8d56a17a4518
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pubs:613128
Source identifiers:
613128
Deposit date:
2016-11-01

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