Deep mitochondrial dna lineage divergences within Alberta populations of dermacentor albipictus (acari: Ixodidae) do not indicate distinct species

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 565-574

  Leo, Sarah S T ^a   Pybus, Margo J ^b   Sperling, Felix A H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Alberta Sustainable Resource Development   (Canada)

Author keywords

cryptic species; Dermacentor albipictus; DNA barcoding; integrative taxonomy

Indexed keywords

DNA; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CANADA; DEMOGRAPHY; DERMACENTOR; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

ALBERTA; ANIMALS; DEMOGRAPHY; DERMACENTOR; DNA; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; GENETIC SPECIATION; GENETIC VARIATION; PHYLOGENY;

ACARI; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CERVIDAE; DERMACENTOR; DERMACENTOR ALBIPICTUS; DERMACENTOR VARIABILIS; FRANCISELLA; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; IXODIDA; IXODIDAE; ODOCOILEUS HEMIONUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 77954211300     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/ME10006     Document Type: Article

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