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Ticks of Australia. The species that infest domestic animals and humans

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Barker, Stephen C., Walker, Alan R. (2014): Ticks of Australia. The species that infest domestic animals and humans. Zootaxa 3816 (1): 1-144, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3816.1.1

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