L. Beati

Ticks without borders: Microbial communities of immature Neotropical tick species parasitizing migratory landbirds along northern Gulf of Mexico

This study examines microbial communities in ticks parasitizing migratory birds in the Gulf of Mexico, identifying pathogenic microbes and their potential role in tick-borne pathogen spread.

Deceptive combined effects of short allele dominance and stuttering: an example with Ixodes scapularis, the main vector of Lyme disease in the U.S.A.

The paper examines how short allele dominance and stuttering in microsatellite data affect genetic diversity metrics in Ixodes scapularis ticks, showing significant heterozygote deficits and linkage disequilibrium.