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Assessing host specificity of obligate ectoparasites in the absence of dispersal barriers

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Dick, Carl W., Esbérard, Carlos Eduardo L., Graciolli, Gustavo, Bergallo, Helena G., Gettinger, Donald (2009): Assessing host specificity of obligate ectoparasites in the absence of dispersal barriers. Parasitology Research 105 (5): 1345-1349, DOI: 10.1007/s00436-009-1563-1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00436-009-1563-1

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