Ecological immunology of bird-ectoparasite systems.

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• Publication year

  2010

• Venue

  Trends in Parasitology

• Publication date

  2010-11-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/j.pt.2010.06.005PMID 20599426
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