The studies by Allen and colleagues point to habitat fragmentation as a cause of the high prevalence of Lyme disease in the northeastern United States. This disease most likely spread because fragmentation has led to a(n) _______ in the population of _______.
A) increase; squirrels
B) increase; white-footed mice
C) increase; possums
D) decrease; white-footed mice

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Habitat fragmentation often leads to an increase in the population of white-footed mice, which are key hosts for the ticks that carry Lyme disease, thus facilitating the spread of the disease.

The Studies by Allen and Colleagues Point to Habitat Fragmentation