The evolution of ectoparasitism in the genus Lucilia (Diptera: Calliphoridae)

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 51-59

  Stevens, Jamie ^a   Wall, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

blowfly; ectoparasitism; evolution; Lucilia; mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA); myiasis; phylogeny

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

AFRICA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; EUROPE; EVOLUTION; INFESTATION; MYIASIS; NONHUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; PHYLOGENY;

AFRICA; ANIMALS; ASIA; AUSTRALIA; BASE SEQUENCE; CLIMATE; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; DIPTERA; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EUROPE; GENETIC MARKERS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYIASIS; NORTH AMERICA; PHYLOGENY; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

BLOWFLY; ECTOPARASITISM; EVOLUTION; SHEEP;

AFRICA; AUSTRALIA; EUROPE; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH AFRICA;

LUCILIA CAESAR; LUCILIA CUPRINA; LUCILIA ILLUSTRIS; LUCILIA SERICATA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0030613171     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(96)00155-5     Document Type: Article

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