Title | Haemonchus placei and Haemonchus contortus are distinct species based on mtDNA evidence |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 1997 |
Authors | Blouin, M, Yowell, CA, Courtney, CH, Dame, JB |
Journal | International Journal for Parasitology |
Volume | 27 |
Pagination | 1383-1387 |
Type of Article | Journal Article |
ISSN | 0020-7519 |
Abstract | Debates continue over the extent to which the parasitic trichostrongylids Haemonchus placei and Haemonchus contortus hybridise in nature, and whether they deserve species status. Mitochondrial ND4 gene sequences from individuals of each putative species collected from populations around the United States indicate that the two species are highly differentiated at the mtDNA level. Furthermore, there was no evidence of introgressive hybridisation occurring in wild populations. (C) 1997 Australian Society for Parasitology. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. |
URL | <Go to ISI>://WOS:A1997YH40000018 |
DOI | 10.1016/s0020-7519(97)00125-2 |