Focus Stacking Images of Morphological Character States for Differentiating the Adults of Ixodes affinis and Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in Areas of Sympatry
| Autor: | John G Snodgrass, Holly Gaff, Richard G. Robbins, Robyn M. Nadolny, Marcée Toliver |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Male 030231 tropical medicine Short Communications Zoology 030308 mycology & parasitology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Photography Animals Acari 0303 health sciences General Veterinary biology Ixodes biology.organism_classification Ixodes affinis United States Rapid identification Infectious Diseases Ixodes scapularis Sympatric speciation Insect Science Parasitology Female Ixodidae |
| Zdroj: | J Med Entomol |
| ISSN: | 1938-2928 |
| Popis: | Adult females and males of Ixodes affinis and Ixodes scapularis are illustrated by focus stacking image photography, and morphological character states are described that reliably differentiate the two species. In conjunction with other environmental cues, such as the questing phenology of adults, these characteristics will enable the rapid identification of adults of either sex along the southern Coastal Plain of the United States, where these species are sympatric. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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