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Mutation scanning-based identification of larval and nymphal ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) from Richardson's ground squirrels (Spermophilus richardsonii).
Molecular and cellular probes - 1 Feb 2014
Anstead Clare A, Wallace Scott B, Chilton Neil B
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The objective of this study was to identify the tick species parasitizing Richardson's ground squirrels (Spermophilus richardsonii) in southern Saskatchewan (Canada). Morphological examination of the adult ticks revealed the presence of three tick species, Ixodes sculptus, Ixodes kingi and Dermacentor andersoni. However, given the difficulties in identifying some of the larval and nymphal (immature) ticks using...
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