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Inferring the population structure and demographic history of the tick, Amblyomma americanum Linnaeus.
Journal of vector ecology : journal of the Society for Vector Ecology - 1 Jun 2006
Mixson Tonya R, Lydy Shari L, Dasch Gregory A, Real Leslie A
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A hierarchial population genetic study was conducted on 703 individual Amblyomma americanum from nine populations in Georgia, U.S.A. Populations were sampled from the Coastal Plain, midland Piedmont region, and the upper Piedmont region. Twenty-nine distinct haplotypes were found. A minimum spanning tree was constructed that indicated these haplotypes comprised two lineages, the root of which was distinctly...
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