Species of the genus Psoroptes (Acari: Psoroptidae): A taxonomic consideration

Experimental and Applied Acarology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 213-225

  Zahler, Monika ^a   Hendrikx, Wim M L ^b   Essig, Anke ^a   Rinder, Heinz ^c   Gothe, Rainer ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Genotype; Phenotype; Psoroptes; Species differentiation; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; MALE; MAMMAL; MITE; PARASITOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHY; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; MALE; MAMMALS; MITES; PHENOTYPE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; GERVAIS; INSECTA; MAMMALIA; OVIS; PSOROPTES; PSOROPTES CERVINUS; PSOROPTES CUNICULI; PSOROPTES EQUI; PSOROPTES NATALENSIS; PSOROPTES OVIS; PSOROPTIDAE;

EID: 0033926972     PISSN: 01688162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006443722815     Document Type: Article

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