A hybridization model for Rhipicephalus appendiculatus and R. zambeziensis (Acarina: Ixodidae) using glucose-6-phosphate-isomerase isoenzymes.

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A hybridization model for Rhipicephalus appendiculatus and R. zambeziensis (Acarina: Ixodidae) using glucose-6-phosphate-isomerase isoenzymes.

Experimental & applied acarology - 1 Nov 1990

Wouters G

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In the Eastern Province of Zambia, Rhipicephalus appendiculatus (Neumann) and R. zambeziensis (Walker) are sympatric. Intermediate forms as well as typical specimens are found. No morphological criteria could detect cross-breeding between these species in the field. Hybrids between R. appendicula...

Topics

Alleles
Animals
Crosses, Genetic
Electrophoresis, Agar Gel
Female
Glucose-6-Phosphate Isomerase
Hybridization, Genetic
Isoenzymes
Male
Models, Genetic
Phenotype
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