Molecular methods for arthropod bloodmeal identification and applications to ecological and vector-borne disease studies

Molecular Ecology Resources

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 4-18

  Kent, Rebekah J ^a  

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

Author keywords

Bloodmeal; DNA barcoding; Heteroduplex analysis; Microsatellites; PCR; RFLP

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODA; IXODIDA; SIMULIIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 58949087233     PISSN: 1755098X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2008.02469.x     Document Type: Review

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