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Morphological and molecular characterisation of the nematode parasite Graphidioides affinis (Secernentea: Trichostrongylidae) in Patagonian maras, Dolichotis patagonum, kept in a zoo in Sofia, Bulgaria Cover

Morphological and molecular characterisation of the nematode parasite Graphidioides affinis (Secernentea: Trichostrongylidae) in Patagonian maras, Dolichotis patagonum, kept in a zoo in Sofia, Bulgaria

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Language: English
Page range: 363 - 371
Submitted on: Jan 8, 2024
Accepted on: Aug 1, 2024
Published on: Aug 9, 2024
Published by: National Veterinary Research Institute in Pulawy
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