Tick Infestation of the Mediterranean Spur-Thighed Tortoises (Testudo graeca, Linnaeus, 1758) from Western Regions of Algeria

Selles Sidi Mohamed Ammar; Kouidri Mokhtaria; Ait Amrane Ammar; Belhamiti Tahar Belcacem; Hamza Achour; Bia Taha

doi:10.2478/fv-2024-0024

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Tick Infestation of the Mediterranean Spur-Thighed Tortoises (Testudo graeca, Linnaeus, 1758) from Western Regions of Algeria

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