Interactions between sympatric invasive European fire ants (Myrmica rubra) and blacklegged ticks (Ixodes scapularis)

• Lucy D. Guarnieri,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation School of Biology and Ecology, University of Maine, Orono, Maine, United States of America

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• Sara E. McBride,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation School of Biology and Ecology, University of Maine, Orono, Maine, United States of America

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• Eleanor Groden,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation School of Biology and Ecology, University of Maine, Orono, Maine, United States of America

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• Allison M. Gardner

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: allison.gardner@maine.edu

  Affiliation School of Biology and Ecology, University of Maine, Orono, Maine, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8438-0634

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