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adult host adult tick American dog tick average mean average winter mean Barnstable County Cape Cod area Cape Cod W. D. centor variabilis Clermont County Cod W. D. McEnroe confidence limits density depression Dermacentor variabilis eastern United Ecology epizootic exurban FEVER WITH SPECIAL focal areas focal nature focus of RMSF frequency of RMSF Hatchville immature tick increase of RMSF inflection point Island and Cape Long Island lower Cape Martha's Vineyard Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment McEnroe Suburban Experiment mean winter temperature means below 32°F Mountain spotted fever Nantucket nature of RMSF overlap overwintering survival population at risk Population cycles Reference to Long RMSF rickettsia Rocky Mountain spotted seasonal activity Sonenshine species range spring and summer spring tick population spring tick season study area Suburban Experiment Station Suffolk County summer tick population summer tick season temperature regime tick activity season tick vector University of Massachusetts variabilis population variations winter temperature gradient winters above 32°F