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Environmental modulators on the development of the raccoon roundworm (Baylisascaris procyonis): Effects of temperature on the embryogenesis

  • 1. Institute for Ecology, Evolution and Diversity, Goethe-University, Max-von-Laue-Str. 13, Frankfurt, Main, D-60438, Germany & Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre, Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung, Senckenberganlage 25, Frankfurt, Main, D-60325, Germany
  • 2. Institute for Ecology, Evolution and Diversity, Goethe-University, Max-von-Laue-Str. 13, Frankfurt, Main, D-60438, Germany
  • 3. Institute for Ecology, Evolution and Diversity, Goethe-University, Max-von-Laue-Str. 13, Frankfurt, Main, D-60438, Germany & Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre, Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung, Senckenberganlage 25, Frankfurt, Main, D-60325, Germany & LOEWE Centre for Translational Biodiversity Genomics (LOEWE-TBG), Senckenberganlage 25, Frankfurt, Main, D-60325, Germany & Branch Bioresources, Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology, Ohlebergsweg 12, Giessen, D-35392, Germany

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Stutz, Robin, Dorge, Dorian D., Schantz, Anna V., Peter, Norbert, Klimpel, Sven (2024): Environmental modulators on the development of the raccoon roundworm (Baylisascaris procyonis): Effects of temperature on the embryogenesis. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife 25: 100997, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2024.100997, URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2024.100997

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