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Arthropods infesting small mammals (Insectivora and Rodentia) near Cedar Point Biological Station in southwestern Nebraska

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Howell, Lindsey, Jelden, Katelyn, Rácz, Elizabeth, Gardner, Scott L., Gettinger, Donald (2016): Arthropods infesting small mammals (Insectivora and Rodentia) near Cedar Point Biological Station in southwestern Nebraska. Insecta Mundi 2016 (478): 1-16, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5170591

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