Ribosomal DNA ITS2 sequences differentiate six species in the Anopheles crucians complex (Diptera: Culicidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 392-401

  Wilkerson, Richard C ^a   Reinert, John F ^b   Li, Cong ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^b FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

Anopheles; Crucians; Internal transcribed spacer two; Malaria; Species complex

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ANOPHELES BRADLEYI; ANOPHELES CRUCIANS; ANOPHELES GEORGIANUS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 2542527052     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-41.3.392     Document Type: Article

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