Phylogenetic analysis of mitochondrial genome sequences indicates that the cattle tick, Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus, contains a cryptic species

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 241-253

  Burger, Thomas D ^a   Shao, Renfu ^b   Barker, Stephen C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cattle ticks; Cryptic species; Mitochondrial genomes; Phylogenetics; Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOMAL SPACER DNA; RIBOSOME RNA;

ANIMAL; BOVINE; BRAZIL; CAMBODIA; CHINA; CLASSIFICATION; CYTOLOGY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; INDIA; MITOCHONDRIAL GENOME; PHYLOGENY; RHIPICEPHALUS;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; CAMBODIA; CATTLE; CHINA; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; GENOME, MITOCHONDRIAL; INDIA; PHYLOGENY; RHIPICEPHALUS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 84899070097     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2014.03.017     Document Type: Article

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