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Temporal dynamics of parasite community in the three-spot cichlid Amphilophus trimaculatus from Tres Palos Lagoon, Guerrero, Mexico

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Villalba-Vásquez Carlos Valencia-Cayetano Jonatan Carbajal-Violante Guadalupe Quiterio-Rendón, Juan Violante-González Aldo Díaz-Gallegos Yesenia Gallegos-Navarro Princessa J. (2026): Temporal dynamics of parasite community in the three-spot cichlid Amphilophus trimaculatus from Tres Palos Lagoon, Guerrero, Mexico. Folia Parasitologica (004) 73: 1-11, DOI: 10.14411/fp.2026.004, URL: https://doi.org/10.14411/fp.2026.004

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