title: Tick reference collection of the late Dr. P.C. Morel: a tool for tick taxonomists and veterinarians.
abstract: Host preference of ticks is an important, but still controversial, subject. Recent developments in molecular biology provide new opportunities to test some hypotheses about host preference in a given environment if appropriate specimens are available. Since the unique collection gathered by Dr. P.C. Morel could help achieve this goal, we present an overview of the samples available in his collection.
authors.affiliation: 32, rue Bataille, Vallée des Colons, 98800 Nouméa, Nouvelle-Calédonie.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ducornez
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: De Garine-Wichatitsky
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Barre
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Uilenberg
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Camicas
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D006801:Humans; D010802:Phylogeny; D013984:Tick Infestations / Q000469:parasitology*; D013987:Ticks / Q000145:classification*