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The integration of multiple independent data reveals an unusual response to Pleistocene climatic changes in the hard tick Ixodes ricinus.
Molecular ecology - 1 Mar 2013
Porretta Daniele, Mastrantonio Valentina, Mona Stefano, Epis Sara, Montagna Matteo, Sassera Davide, Bandi Claudio, Urbanelli Sandra
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In the last few years, improved analytical tools and the integration of genetic data with multiple sources of information have shown that temperate species exhibited more complex responses to ice ages than previously thought. In this study, we investigated how Pleistocene climatic changes affected the current distribution and genetic diversity of European populations of the tick Ixodes ricinus, an ectoparasite...
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