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A walk on the tundra: Host-parasite interactions in an extreme environment

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  • 1. Department of Ecosystem and Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, 3280 Hospital Dr. NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4Z6, Canada & Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health Centre, Alberta Node, 3280 Hospital Dr. NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4Z6, Canada
  • 2. United States National Parasite Collection and Animal Parasitic Disease Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Research Service, BARC East, Building 1180, 10300 Baltimore Avenue, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA
  • 3. EEB, Eno Hall, Princeton University, NJ 08544, USA
  • 4. EEB, Eno Hall, Princeton University, NJ 08544, USA & Santa Fe Institute, 1399 Hyde Park Road, Santa Fe, NM 87501, USA
  • 5. Department of Ecosystem and Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, 3280 Hospital Dr. NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4Z6, Canada

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Kutz, Susan J., Hoberg, Eric P., Molnár, Péter K., Dobson, Andy, Verocai, Guilherme G. (2014): A walk on the tundra: Host-parasite interactions in an extreme environment. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife 3 (2): 198-208, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2014.01.002, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2014.01.002

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