Genetics Polymorphism Study of Ixodes Ricinus L. Populations in Lithuania using RAPD Markers

Acta Zoologica Lituanica

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 341-348

  Radzijevskaja, Jana ^a   Indriulytė, Renata ^a   Paulauskas, Algimantas ^a   Ambrasienė, Daiva ^a   Turčinavičienė, Jurga ^b  

^a VYTAUTAS MAGNUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

^b VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Genetic variability; Ixodes ricinus; PCR; RAPD method; Tick

Indexed keywords

EID: 85012530265     PISSN: 13921657     EISSN: 16486919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13921657.2005.10512699     Document Type: Article

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