Spatial and temporal factors affecting parasite genotypes encountered by hosts: Empirical data from American dog ticks (Dermacentor variabilis) parasitising raccoons (Procyon lotor)

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 787-795

  Dharmarajan, G ^a   Beasley, J C ^a   Rhodes, O E ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

American dog tick; Component population; Dermacentor variabilis; Infrapopulation; Microsatellite; Transmission dynamics

Indexed keywords

GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENOTYPE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; PARASITE; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; POPULATION GENETICS; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TICK;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMACENTOR; DOG; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GENETICS; RACCOON;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; DERMACENTOR; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHY; INDIANA; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RACCOONS; SEX FACTORS; TICK INFESTATIONS; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; DERMACENTOR VARIABILIS; IXODIDA; PROCYON; PROCYON LOTOR;

EID: 77952547970     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2009.12.004     Document Type: Article

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