Mooring, Michael S.; Hart, Benjamin L.; Fitzpatrick, … - In: Behavioral Ecology 17 (2006) 3, pp. 364-371
Ectoparasites such as ticks have a negative effect on host fitness, whereas parasite-defense grooming is effective in … removing ticks. The central control (programmed grooming) model proposes that animals engage in preventive tick … bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis mexicana), where ticks have been absent for perhaps thousands of years. Although not exposed to …