Reproductive compatibility of prairie and montane populations of Dermacentor andersoni

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1064-1070

  Lysyk, T J ^a   Scoles, G A ^b  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dermacentor andersoni; Fertility; Population genetics; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CANADA; CROSS BREEDING; DERMACENTOR; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENE FLOW; GENETICS; HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION;

ALBERTA; ANIMALS; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CROSSES, GENETIC; DERMACENTOR; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENE FLOW; HYBRIDIZATION, GENETIC; MALE; REPRODUCTION;

DERMACENTOR; DERMACENTOR ANDERSONI;

EID: 56749091517     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2008)45[1064:RCOPAM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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