Population Genetics of Amblyomma americanum (Acari; Ixodidae) Collected from Arkansas

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 152-161

  Trout, R T ^a   Steelman, C D ^a   Szalanski, A L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

16S mitochondrial rDNA; Amblyomma americanum; Population genetics

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; GENETICS; HAPLOTYPE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; TICK; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ARKANSAS; BASE SEQUENCE; DEMOGRAPHY; DNA; HAPLOTYPES; IXODIDAE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY;

ACARI; AMBLYOMMA; AMBLYOMMA AMERICANUM; AVES; BORRELIA LONESTARI; IXODIDA; IXODIDAE; MAMMALIA; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 77949298642     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/ME09106     Document Type: Article

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