An overview of systematics and evolution of ticks

Frontiers in Bioscience

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 2857-2877

  Nava, Santiago ^a   Guglielmone, Alberto A ^a   Mangold, Atilio J ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Evolution; Origin; Review; Systematics; Tick

Indexed keywords

ACARI; AMPHIBIA; APONOMMA; ARGASIDAE; BOOPHILUS; IXODES; IXODIDA; IXODIDAE; REPTILIA; RHIPICEPHALUS;

ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL; GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TICK;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION; FOSSILS; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TICKS;

EID: 62549111856     PISSN: 27686701     EISSN: 27686698     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2735/3418     Document Type: Article

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