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This tick is of concern to public health because of its high frequency of contact, as it has a unique ability to thrive within human homes. To assess the moisture requirements necessary for survival, water balance characteristics were determined for each developmental stage, from egg to adult. This is the first time that water relations in ticks have been assessed throughout the complete lifecycle. Notably,\n                    <jats:italic>R<\/jats:italic>\n                    .\n                    <jats:italic>sanguineus<\/jats:italic>\n                    is differentially adapted for life in a dry environment, as characterized by a suppressed water loss rate distinctive for each stage that distinguishes it from other ticks. Analysis of its dehydration tolerance limit and percentage body water content provides no evidence to suggest that the various stages of this tick can function more effectively containing less water, indicating that this species is modified for water conservation, not desiccation hardiness. All stages, eggs excepted, absorb water vapour from the air and can drink free water to replenish water stores. Developmentally, a shift in water balance strategies occurs in the transition from the larva, where the emphasis is on water gain (water vapour absorption from drier air), to the adult, where the emphasis is on water retention (low water loss rate). These results on the xerophilic\u2010nature of\n                    <jats:italic>R<\/jats:italic>\n                    .\n                    <jats:italic>sanguineus<\/jats:italic>\n                    identify overhydration as the primary water stress, indicating that this tick is less dependent upon a moisture\u2010rich habitat for survival, which matches its preference for a dry environment. We suggest that the controlled, host\u2010confined conditions of homes and kennels have played a key role in promoting the ubiquitous distribution of\n                    <jats:italic>R<\/jats:italic>\n                    .\n                    <jats:italic>sanguineus<\/jats:italic>\n                    by creating isolated arid environments that enable this tick to establish within regions that are unfavourable for maintaining water balance.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1365-2915.2006.00642.x","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2006,10,30]],"date-time":"2006-10-30T05:46:25Z","timestamp":1162187185000},"page":"365-372","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":56,"title":["Developmental profiles in tick water balance with a focus on the new Rocky Mountain spotted fever vector,\n                    <i>Rhipicephalus sanguineus<\/i>"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"20","author":[{"given":"J. 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