Ecology and genetic variation of Amblyomma tonelliae in Argentina

The ecology of Amblyomma tonelliae (Ixodida: Ixodidae), including its seasonal distribution and the development periods of each stage, was investigated during a study carried out over two consecutive years in northwestern Argentina. In addition, the genetic variation of this tick was studied through analyses of 16S rDNA sequences. Amblyomma tonelliae has a 1‐year lifecycle characterized by a long pre‐moult period in larvae with no development of morphogenetic diapause. Larvae peak in abundance during late autumn and early winter; nymphs peak in abundance in spring, and adults do so from late spring to early summer. Amblyomma tonelliae shows a marked ecological preference for the driest areas of the Chaco ecoregion. In analyses of 16S rDNA sequences in genes from different populations of A. tonelliae, values for nucleotide diversity and the average number of nucleotide differences showed genetic diversity within this species to be low. No significant differences were found in comparisons among populations.

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Main Authors:	Tarragona, Evelina Luisa, Mangold, Atilio Jose, Mastropaolo, Mariano, Guglielmone, Alberto, Nava, Santiago
Format:	info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo biblioteca
Language:	eng
Published:	2015-09
Subjects:	Amblyomma, Ecología, Variación Genética, Plagas de Animales, Ecology, Genetic Variation, Pests of Animals, Amblyomma Tonelliae, Garrapatas,
Online Access:	https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/mve.12110 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/2115 https://doi.org/10.1111/mve.12110
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