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Microclimate and host body condition influence mite population growth in a wild bird-ectoparasite system

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Dube, William C., Hund, Amanda K., Turbek, Sheela P., Safran, Rebecca J. (2018): Microclimate and host body condition influence mite population growth in a wild bird-ectoparasite system. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife 7 (3): 301-308, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2018.07.007, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2018.07.007

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