The α-Gpdh polymorphism in the tick Ixodes ricinus: Similar diurnal trends in genotypic composition in Irish and Swedish population samples

Experimental and Applied Acarology

Volumn 32, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 111-118

  Healy, J A E ^a   Cross, T F ^a   Healy, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Glycerophosphate dehydrogenase; Gpdh; Allozyme; Glycerol 3 phosphate dehydrogenase; Ixodes ricinus; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

GLYCEROL 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

GENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM; POPULATION GENETICS; TICK;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; IRELAND; IXODES; MALE; SWEDEN;

ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ELECTROPHORESIS, STARCH GEL; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GLYCEROLPHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; IRELAND; IXODES; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SWEDEN;

ACARI; ACARIDAE; ANIMALIA; INSECTA; IXODES; IXODES RICINUS;

EID: 1842477153     PISSN: 01688162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:APPA.0000018198.83551.72     Document Type: Article

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