From October 2015 to May 2016, we conducted a small pilot study consisting of 17 camera traps placed mostly in exurban, rural, and wildland areas operated by the Washington Department of Natural Resources. Our objective was to get baseline detection rates for our focal species in these areas as well as to compare detection rates between camera sites located on defined trails without use of scent lure versus off-trail camera sites where we used a small amount of scent lure.

This study assesses terrestrial vertebrate species richness and relative abundance across three sites along a precipitation gradient in Central Panama. Data from this survey will be paired with measures of tick ecology and abiotic variables to determine how host availability correlates with tick abundance and tick species richness both spatially and temporally. Ultimately, this study aims to evaluate the extent to which climate change will impact tick-borne disease ecology in Panama.

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