ANALYSIS OF THE SYSTEMATIC RELATIONSHIPS AMONG TICKS OF THE GENERA<i>RHIPICEPHALUS</i>AND<i>BOOPHILUS</i>(ACARI: IXODIDAE) BASED ON MITOCHONDRIAL 12S RIBOSOMAL DNA GENE SEQUENCES AND MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERS

Abstract excerpt

A portion of mitochondrial 12S rDNA sequences (337-355 base pairs) and 63 morphological characters of 36 hard-tick species belonging to 7 genera were analyzed to determine the phylogenetic relationships among groups and species of Rhipicephalus and between the genera Rhipicephalus and Boophilus. Molecular and morphological data sets were first examined separately. The molecular data were analyzed by maximum...

Topics

Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.

• Share to Study of Mite Species
• Share to Vector-borne infectious diseases
• Share to Viral Infections and Vectors