Spiroplasma species in the Costa Rican highlands: Implications for biogeography and biodiversity

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 16, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 3877-3894

  Whitcomb, Robert F ^a,f   Tully, Joseph G ^b   Gasparich, Gail E ^c   Regassa, Laura B ^d   Williamson, David L ^e   French, Frank E ^d  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^c TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Costa Rica; Diversity; Georgia; Horse flies; Latitude; Spiroplasma; Tabanidae

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIODIVERSITY; BIOGEOGRAPHY; FLY; LATITUDE; NEW SPECIES; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TAXONOMY; UPLAND REGION;

CANADA; CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA; GEORGIA; NORTH AMERICA; NOVA SCOTIA; UNITED STATES;

CERVIDAE; CHRYSOPS; DIPTERA; EQUIDAE; POECILODERAS QUADRIPUNCTATUS; SPIROPLASMA; SPIROPLASMA HELICOIDES; SPIROPLASMA LINEOLAE; TABANIDAE;

EID: 35448986973     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-007-9197-z     Document Type: Article

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