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Chewing lice (Phthiraptera) species infesting the Lesser Spotted Eagle (Clanga pomarina) in Türkiye: First record of Craspedorrhynchus naevius (Giebel, 1861) (Ischnocera: Philopteridae)

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|Oct 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/orhu-2025-0040 | Journal eISSN: 2061-9588 | Journal ISSN: 1215-1610
Language: English
Page range: 380 - 387
Submitted on: Aug 22, 2025
Accepted on: Sep 3, 2025
Published on: Oct 31, 2025
Published by: MME/BirdLife Hungary
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