Molecular characterization of an ancient Hepatozoon species parasitizing the 'living fossil' marsupial 'Monito del Monte' Dromiciops gliroides from Chile

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 568-576

  Merino, Santiago ^a   VÁsquez, Rodrigo A ^b   Martínez, Javier ^c   Celis Diez, Juan Luis ^b,d   GutiÉrrez JimÉnez, Leticia ^b   Ippi, Silvina ^b   SÁnchez Monsalvez, Inocencia ^c   Martínez De La Puente, Josué ^a  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Hemoparasites; Host parasite coevolution; Phylogeny; Rodents; South America; Tick

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BLOOD; COEVOLUTION; DNA; GENE; HEMOPARASITE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; REPTILE; RNA; RODENT; SAMPLING;

CHILE; CHILOE ISLAND; LOS LAGOS; SOUTH AMERICA;

AMPHIBIA; CARNIVORA; DIDELPHIMORPHIA; DROMICIOPS GLIROIDES; HEPATOZOON; IXODES; IXODES NEUQUENENSIS; IXODIDA; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; MICROBIOTHERIIDAE; REPTILIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 70350523570     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2009.01302.x     Document Type: Article

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