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Gastrointestinal helminths in Amietia sp. (Anura: Pyxicephalidae) from the Albertine Rift of Central Africa Cover

Gastrointestinal helminths in Amietia sp. (Anura: Pyxicephalidae) from the Albertine Rift of Central Africa

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|Sep 2021

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2021-0025 | Journal eISSN: 1336-9083 | Journal ISSN: 0440-6605
Language: English
Page range: 328 - 332
Submitted on: Jan 16, 2021
Accepted on: Mar 28, 2020
Published on: Sep 30, 2021
Published by: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Mathematical Institute
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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