Article
Identifying the last supper: utility of the DNA barcode library for bloodmeal identification in ticks
3 Apr 2012
Abstract excerpt
Ticks are among the most important vectors of disease in the Northern Hemisphere, and a better understanding of their feeding behaviour and life cycle is critical to the management and control of tick-borne zoonoses. DNA-based tools for the identification of residual bloodmeals in hematophagous arthropods have proven useful in the investigation of patterns of host use in nature. Using a blind test approach, we...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
