Rhipicephalus annulatus, R. australis or R. microplus? Discordance between morphological and genetic data among three cattle tick species
Abdul Rahman Kazim, Van Lun Low, Dennis Tappe, Jamal Houssaini, Chong Chin Heo
Topics & Concepts
BiologySubgenusRhipicephalus microplusZoologyTickCladeSpecies complexTaxonomy (biology)Sympatric speciationRhipicephalusDNA barcodingIntraspecific competitionMorphometricsCytochrome c oxidase subunit IPhylogeneticsEcologyPhylogenetic treeGeneticsGeneVector-borne infectious diseasesViral Infections and VectorsInsect symbiosis and bacterial influences