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Publications on ticks and tick-borne bacteria
Patterson EI, Dergousoff SJ & NB Chilton (2009) Genetic variation in the 16S mitochondrial DNA gene of two Canadian populations of the Rocky Mountain wood tick, Dermacentor andersoni (Acari: Ixodidae). Journal of Medical Entomology 46: 475-481.
Dergousoff SJ, Gajadhar AJA & NB Chilton (2009) Prevalence of Rickettsia species in Canadian populations of Dermacentor andersoni and D. variabilis. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 75: 1786-1789.
Chilton NB, Bull CM & RH Andrews (2009) An unusual biological rhythm in reproductive behaviour of female reptile ticks. Parasitology 136: 77-84.
Jackson J, Beveridge I, Chilton NB & RH Andrews (2007) Distributions of the paralysis ticks Ixodes cornuatus and I. holocyclus in south-eastern Australia. Australian Veterinary Journal 85: 420-424.
Dergousoff SJ & NB Chilton (2007) Differentiation of three species of ixodid tick, Dermacentor andersoni, D. variabilis and D. albipictus, by PCR-based approaches using markers in ribosomal DNA. Molecular and Cellular Probes 21: 343-348.
Lankester MW, Scandrett B, Golsteyn-Thomas EJ, Chilton NB & AA Gajadhar (2007 ) Experimental transmission of bovine anaplasmosis (Anaplasma marginale) using Dermacentor variabilis and Dermacentor andersoni (Ixodidae) collected in western Canada. Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research 71: 271-277
Dergousoff SJ & NB Chilton (2007) Abnormal morphology of an adult Rocky Mountain wood tick, Dermacentor andersoni (Acari: Ixodidae). Journal of Parasitology 93: 709-710.
Andrews RH, Beveridge I, Bull CM, Chilton NB, Dixon B. & TN Petney (2006) Systematic status of Aponomma tachyglossi Roberts (Acarina: Ixodidae) from echidnas, Tachyglossus aculeatus, from Queensland, Australia. Systematic and Applied Acarology 11: 23-39.
Tyre AJ, Bull M, Tenhumberg B & NB Chilton (2003) Indirect evidence of density-dependent population regulation in Aponomma hydrosauri (Acari: Ixodidae), an ectoparasite of reptiles. Austal Ecology 28: 196-203.
Jackson J, Beveridge I, Chilton NB, Andrews RH & B Dixon (2002) Morphological comparison of the adult and larval stages of the Australian ticks Ixodes holocyclus Neumann,1899 and I. cornuatus Roberts, 1960 (Acari: Ixodoidea). Applied and Systematic Acarology 7: 91-108.
Jackson J, Chilton NB, Beveridge I, Morris M & RH Andrews (2000) Genetic variation within the ticks Ixodes holocyclus and Ixodes cornuatus from south-eastern Australia. International Journal for Parasitology 30: 1159-1166.
Chilton NB, Andrews RH & CM Bull (2000) Influence of temperature and relative humidity on the moulting success of Amblyomma limbatum and Aponomma hydrosauri (Acari: Ixodidae) larvae and nymphs. International Journal for Parasitology 30: 973-979.
Jackson J, Chilton NB, Beveridge I, Morris M & RH Andrews (1998) An electrophoretic comparison of the Australian paralysis tick, Ixodes holocyclus Neumann, 1899, with I. cornuatus Roberts, 1960 (Acari: Ixodidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 46: 109-117.
Chilton NB & CM Bull (1996) Can predators maintain parapatry? Ant distribution across a tick parapatric boundary in South Australia. Australian Journal of Ecology 21: 410-417.
Chilton NB (1994) Differences in the life cycles of two species of reptile tick: Implications for species distributions. International Journal for Parasitology 24: 791-795.
Chilton NB & CM Bull (1994) Influence of environmental factors on oviposition and egg development in Amblyomma limbatum and Aponomma hydrosauri (Acari: Ixodidae). International Journal for Parasitology 24: 83-90.
Chilton NB & CM Bull (1993) Interspecific differences in microhabitat choice by two species of Australian reptile tick. International Journal for Parasitology 23: 1045-1051.
Chilton NB & CM Bull (1993) A comparison of the off-host survival times of larvae and nymphs of two species of reptile ticks. International Journal for Parasitology 23: 693-696.
Chilton NB, Andrews RH & CM Bull (1993) Effect of delayed mating and prolonged engorgement on the reproductive fitness of female Amblyomma limbatum (Acari: Ixodidae) in marginal population areas. Oecologia 94: 67-71.
Chilton NB & CM Bull (1993) Oviposition by two Australian species of reptile tick. Acarologia 34: 115-121.
Chilton NB & CM Bull (1992) The on-host temperature environment for two Australian reptile ticks. Australian Journal of Zoology 40: 583-592.
Chilton NB, Andrews RH & CM Bull (1992) Delayed mating and the reproductive fitness of Aponomma hydrosauri (Acari: Ixodidae). International Journal for Parasitology 22: 1197-1200.
Chilton NB & RD Sharrad (1992) Gynandromorphism in Aponomma hydrosauri (Denny) (Acari: Ixodidae). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 31: 369-370.
Chilton NB, Bull CM & RH Andrews (1992) Differences in attachment site of the Australian reptile tick Amblyomma limbatum (Acari: Ixodidae) on two host species. International Journal for Parasitology 22: 783-787.
Chilton NB, Bull CM & RH Andrews (1992) Niche segregation in reptile ticks: attachment sites and reproductive success of females. Oecologia 90: 255-259.
Andrews RH, Chilton NB, Beveridge IB, Spratt DM & G Mayrhofer (1992) Genetic markers for the identification of three Australian tick species at various stages in their life cycles. Journal of Parasitology 78: 366-368.
Chilton NB, Andrews RH & CM Bull (1992) Interspecific differences in the movements of female ticks on reptiles. International Journal for Parasitology 22: 239-242.
Chilton NB (1992) An index to assess the reproductive fitness of female ticks. International Journal for Parasitology 22: 109-111.
Chilton NB & CM Bull (1991) A comparison of the reproductive parameters of females of two reptile tick species. International Journal for Parasitology 21: 907-911.
Bull CM, Chilton NB & RD Sharrad (1988) Risk of predation for two reptile tick species. Experimental and Applied Acarology 5: 93-99.
Chilton NB & RH Andrews (1988) Mating behaviour and parapatry in two species of Australian reptile tick. Oecologia 75: 146-152.
Last updated : Nov 26, 2009.