Mutation scanning-based identification of larval and nymphal ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) from Richardson's ground squirrels (Spermophilus richardsonii).

Author:

Anstead, CA, Wallace, SB, and Chilton, NB

Publication type:

Journal Article

Publication date:

2014-02

Journal/Series title:

Molecular and Cellular Probes

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URL:

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0890850813000522

Abstract:

The objective of this study was to identify the tick species parasitizing Richardson's ground squirrels (Spermophilus richardsonii) in southern Saskatchewan (Canada).