Genetic variation within the ticks Ixodes holocyclus and Ixodes cornuatus from South-eastern Australia

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1159-1166

  Jackson, Janey ^a   Chilton, Neil B ^a   Beveridge, Ian ^a   Morris, Michelle ^b   Andrews, Ross H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cryptic species; Genetic characterisation; Ixodes cornuatus; Ixodes holocyclus; Mis identification; Multilocus enzyme electrophoresis; Species complex

Indexed keywords

GENETIC VARIATION; TAXONOMY; TICK;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; ENDEMIC DISEASE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; IXODES; IXODES CORNUATUS; IXODES HOLOCYCLUS; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; SEASHORE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TICK;

ALLELES; ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROPHORESIS, CELLULOSE ACETATE; IXODES; NEW SOUTH WALES; PHYLOGENY; QUEENSLAND; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TASMANIA; VARIATION (GENETICS); VICTORIA;

AUSTRALIA;

ACARI; IXODES CORNUATUS; IXODES HOLOCYCLUS; IXODIDAE;

EID: 0033797718     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(00)00103-X     Document Type: Article

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