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Coccidian parasites of red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) and grey squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) in England

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  • 1. School of Life Sciences, Kingston University, Surrey, UK;
  • 2. Ecohealth Alliance, New York, NY, USA;
  • 3. Institute of Zoology, Regent's Park, London, UK

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Ball, S.J., Daszak, P., Sainsbury, A.W., Snow, K.R. (2014): Coccidian parasites of red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) and grey squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) in England. Journal of Natural History 48 (19): 1225-1230, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2013.867376

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