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Comparative population genetic structure of two ixodid tick species (Ixodes ovatus and Haemaphysalis flava) in Niigata Prefecture, Japan
Maria Angenica F. Regilme, Megumi Sato, Tsutomu Tamura…·Kozo Watanabe
This study compares the population genetic structure of two tick species in Japan, finding significant genetic variation in I. ovatus but not H. flava, supporting the hypothesis that host mobility affects tick genetic structure.
DOI 10.1101/862904