Humphery-Smith I, Moorhouse D E
Ann Parasitol Hum Comp. 1981;56(3):353-7. doi: 10.1051/parasite/1981563353.
Forty percent of white-capped noddy tern, Anous minutus, nests tagged in January 1977 were re-occupied the following nesting season in February 1978. This re-use of nests allows host acquisition by O. capensis, as the ticks remain in the core of the abandoned nest during the non-nesting season.
1977年1月标记的白顶玄燕鸥（Anous minutus）巢穴中，有40%在接下来1978年2月的筑巢季节被重新使用。巢穴的这种再次利用使得南非钝缘蜱（O. capensis）能够占据宿主，因为蜱虫在非筑巢季节会留在废弃巢穴的核心部位。
