Ectoparasite performance when feeding on reproducing mammalian females: an unexpected decrease when on pregnant hosts

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• Publication year

  2014

• Venue

  Journal of Experimental Biology

• Publication date

  2014-04-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1242/jeb.098376PMID 24311805
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