Precise identification of different stages of a tick, Ixodes granulatus Supino, 1897 (Acari: Ixodidae)

Objective: To identify different stages of Ixodes granulatus (I. granulatus) based on morphological characters prior to molecular identification which is significant for confirming and identifying the nymphal stages of I. granulatus. Methods: A total of 14 individuals of adult, engorged and nymphal...

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Main Authors: Ernieenor Faraliana Che Lah, Salmah Yaakop, Mariana Ahamad, Ernna George, Shukor Md Nor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-07-01
Series:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2221169115309345