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Tick reference collection of the late Dr. P.C. Morel: a tool for tick taxonomists and veterinarians
S Ducornez1, M De Garine-Wichatitsky, N Barre
132, rue Bataille, Vallée des Colons, 98800 Nouméa, Nouvelle-Calédonie.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
|October 17, 2002
Abstract:
Host preference of ticks is an important, but still controversial, subject. Recent developments in molecular biology provide new opportunities to test some hypotheses about host preference in a given environment if appropriate specimens are available. Since the unique collection gathered by Dr. P.C. Morel could help achieve this goal, we present an overview of the samples available in his collection.
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