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Variation in leukocyte indices and immunoglobulin levels according to host density, sex, flea burden and tularemia prevalence in the common vole Microtus arvalis

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Mougeot, François, Morales, Manuel B., Pérez Álvarez, María José, Muñoz López, Miguel, Rodríguez-Pastor, Ruth, Luque-Larena, Juan José (2024): Variation in leukocyte indices and immunoglobulin levels according to host density, sex, flea burden and tularemia prevalence in the common vole Microtus arvalis. Mammalia 88 (2): 111-121, DOI: 10.1515/mammalia-2023-0090, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/mammalia-2023-0090

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