Taxonomic and phylogenetic relationships between neotropical species of ticks from genus Amblyomma (Acari: Ixodidae) inferred from second internal transcribed spacer sequences of rDNA

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 222-228

  Marrelli, M T ^a   Souza, L F ^a   Marques, R C ^a   Labruna, M B ^a   Matioli, S R ^a   Tonon, A P ^a   Ribolla, P E M ^b   Marinotti, O ^c   Schumaker, T T S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amblyomma; ITS2; Phylogeny; Taxonomy; Ticks

Indexed keywords

ACARI; AMBLYOMMA; IXODIDA; IXODIDAE;

EID: 34247489780     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/44.2.222     Document Type: Article

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