Inferring the population structure and demographic history of the tick, Amblyomma americanum Linnaeus

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 181-192

  Mixson, Tonya R ^a,b   Lydy, Shari L ^b   Dasch, Gregory A ^a,b   Real, Leslie A ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Amblyomma americanum; Demographic history; Population expansion; Population genetics

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HAPLOTYPE; TICK; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; DEMOGRAPHY; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; GEORGIA; HAPLOTYPES; IXODIDAE; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ACARI; AMBLYOMMA; AMBLYOMMA AMERICANUM; AVES; IXODIDA;

EID: 33748077750     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3376/1081-1710(2006)31[181:ITPSAD]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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