{"id":"https://openalex.org/W4200574166","doi":"https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.26.12.9","title":"Questing behavior of adult Amblyomma americanum (L.) in a laboratory setting","display_name":"Questing behavior of adult Amblyomma americanum (L.) in a laboratory setting","publication_year":2021,"publication_date":"2021-12-15","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W4200574166","doi":"https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.26.12.9"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.11158/saa.26.12.9","doi":"https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.26.12.9","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.26.12.9","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S33674063","display_name":"Systematic and Applied Acarology","issn_l":"1362-1971","issn":["1362-1971","2056-6069"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"listed_in":["cwts-core","dongbi-d","norway-1","poland-70","russia-white-list-2","vabb-shw"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310321977","host_organization_name":"Systematic & Applied Acarology Society","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310321977"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Systematic & Applied Acarology Society"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Systematic and Applied Acarology","raw_type":"journal-article"},"volume":null,"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5053314447","display_name":"Miranda H. J. Huang","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8891-9772","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8891-9772"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I99041443","display_name":"Mississippi State University","ror":"https://ror.org/0432jq872","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210141039","https://openalex.org/I99041443"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Miranda Huang","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I99041443"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5017356067","display_name":"Abby K. Jones","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7766-4335","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7766-4335"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I99041443","display_name":"Mississippi State University","ror":"https://ror.org/0432jq872","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210141039","https://openalex.org/I99041443"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Abby Jones","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Biological Sciences, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Biological Sciences, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I99041443"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5091009657","display_name":"Afsoon Sabet","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1726-6070","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1726-6070"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I99041443","display_name":"Mississippi State University","ror":"https://ror.org/0432jq872","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210141039","https://openalex.org/I99041443"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Afsoon Sabet","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology and Plant Pathology, Mississippi State University,  Mississippi State, MS 39762"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology and Plant Pathology, Mississippi State University,  Mississippi State, MS 39762","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I99041443"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5015153874","display_name":"Jillian Masters","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5131-7900","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5131-7900"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I99041443","display_name":"Mississippi State University","ror":"https://ror.org/0432jq872","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210141039","https://openalex.org/I99041443"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Jillian Masters","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Biological Sciences, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Biological Sciences, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I99041443"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5018472420","display_name":"Natalie A. Dearing","orcid":null,"observed_orcids":[]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I99041443","display_name":"Mississippi State University","ror":"https://ror.org/0432jq872","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210141039","https://openalex.org/I99041443"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Natalie Dearing","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology and Plant Pathology, Mississippi State University,  Mississippi State, MS 39762"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology and Plant Pathology, Mississippi State University,  Mississippi State, MS 39762","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I99041443"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5050465263","display_name":"Samuel F Ward","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3206-4880","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3206-4880"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I99041443","display_name":"Mississippi State University","ror":"https://ror.org/0432jq872","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210141039","https://openalex.org/I99041443"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Samuel F. Ward","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology and Plant Pathology, Mississippi State University,  Mississippi State, MS 39762"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology and Plant Pathology, Mississippi State University,  Mississippi State, MS 39762","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I99041443"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5020837512","display_name":"Jerome Goddard","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2617-7141","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2617-7141"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I99041443","display_name":"Mississippi State University","ror":"https://ror.org/0432jq872","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210141039","https://openalex.org/I99041443"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Jerome Goddard","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology and Plant Pathology, Mississippi State University,  Mississippi State, MS 39762"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology and Plant Pathology, Mississippi State University,  Mississippi State, MS 39762","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I99041443"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":1,"corresponding_author_ids":[],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I99041443"],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":0.3782,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":3,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.53076597,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":false},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":90,"max":96},"biblio":{"volume":null,"issue":null,"first_page":null,"last_page":null},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10296","display_name":"Vector-borne infectious diseases","score":0.9994999766349792,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2405","display_name":"Parasitology"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/24","display_name":"Immunology and Microbiology"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/1","display_name":"Life Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10296","display_name":"Vector-borne infectious diseases","score":0.9994999766349792,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2405","display_name":"Parasitology"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/24","display_name":"Immunology and Microbiology"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/1","display_name":"Life Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12361","display_name":"Study of Mite Species","score":0.00019999999494757503,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1105","display_name":"Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/11","display_name":"Agricultural and Biological Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/1","display_name":"Life Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10166","display_name":"Mosquito-borne diseases and control","score":0.0,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2739","display_name":"Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/27","display_name":"Medicine"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/4","display_name":"Health Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/amblyomma-americanum","display_name":"Amblyomma americanum","score":0.9990000128746033},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/host-seeking-behavior","display_name":"host-seeking behavior","score":0.7170000076293945},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/head-pose","display_name":"head orientation","score":0.9710000157356262},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/tick-borne-disease","display_name":"tick-borne diseases","score":0.7900000214576721},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/vector-control","display_name":"vector control","score":0.7289999723434448},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/time-of-day","display_name":"time of day","score":0.6729999780654907}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2776427669","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1948607","display_name":"Amblyomma americanum","level":4,"score":0.9765673875808716},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2779620486","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10304508","display_name":"Tick","level":2,"score":0.9172372817993164},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C86803240","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q420","display_name":"Biology","level":0,"score":0.8912708759307861},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C90856448","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q431","display_name":"Zoology","level":1,"score":0.47599470615386963},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2780755047","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2441993","display_name":"Acari","level":2,"score":0.4744088351726532},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2776127032","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1429304","display_name":"Ixodidae","level":3,"score":0.4098079204559326},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C42972112","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q170201","display_name":"Veterinary medicine","level":1,"score":0.35794925689697266},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C18903297","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7150","display_name":"Ecology","level":1,"score":0.2768762707710266},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C71924100","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11190","display_name":"Medicine","level":0,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":1,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.11158/saa.26.12.9","doi":"https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.26.12.9","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.26.12.9","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S33674063","display_name":"Systematic and Applied Acarology","issn_l":"1362-1971","issn":["1362-1971","2056-6069"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"listed_in":["cwts-core","dongbi-d","norway-1","poland-70","russia-white-list-2","vabb-shw"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310321977","host_organization_name":"Systematic & Applied Acarology Society","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310321977"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Systematic & Applied Acarology Society"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Systematic and Applied Acarology","raw_type":"journal-article"}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[],"study_designs":[],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"grobid_xml":false,"pdf":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":0,"referenced_works":[],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W4405184338","https://openalex.org/W3017091476","https://openalex.org/W4282933215","https://openalex.org/W650918440","https://openalex.org/W4364377270","https://openalex.org/W4214934702","https://openalex.org/W7166722964","https://openalex.org/W4403827173","https://openalex.org/W4397043186","https://openalex.org/W3197914308"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"Tick-borne":[0],"diseases":[1],"are":[2],"on":[3,79,97,116],"the":[4],"rise":[5],"globally;":[6],"however,":[7],"information":[8],"is":[9],"lacking":[10],"about":[11],"tick":[12,21,117,123],"questing":[13,31,96,118,124],"behavior.":[14],"In":[15],"this":[16,84],"laboratory":[17],"study,":[18,85],"we":[19,45],"explored":[20],"preferences":[22],"for":[23],"stem":[24,72,82],"type":[25],"(plastic":[26],"grass,":[27],"wooden,":[28],"and":[29,33,56,86,99],"metal),":[30],"height,":[32],"head":[34],"orientation.":[35],"Using":[36],"60":[37],"Amblyomma":[38],"americanum":[39],"adults":[40],"over":[41,103],"three":[42],"72-hour":[43],"replicates,":[44],"determined":[46],"that":[47,57],"21.7%":[48],"of":[49,71,89,112,114,122],"ticks":[50,58,75,92],"quested":[51],"at":[52],"any":[53],"given":[54],"time":[55,113],"exhibited":[59],"a":[60,87],"strong":[61],"preference":[62],"to":[63,77,94],"quest":[64,78],"with":[65],"their":[66],"heads":[67],"oriented":[68],"downwards,":[69],"irrespective":[70],"type.":[73],"Individual":[74],"tended":[76],"only":[80],"one":[81],"in":[83],"maximum":[88],"three.":[90],"Nonetheless,":[91],"appeared":[93],"prefer":[95],"wooden":[98],"plastic":[100],"grass":[101],"stems":[102],"metal":[104],"stems.":[105],"We":[106],"did":[107],"not":[108],"find":[109],"an":[110],"effect":[111],"day":[115],"rates.":[119],"Increased":[120],"understanding":[121],"behavior":[125],"can":[126],"improve":[127],"vector":[128],"control":[129],"efforts.":[130]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2025,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2024,"cited_by_count":2}],"updated_date":"2026-09-29T14:09:16.559479","created_date":"2021-12-31T00:00:00"}