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Cranial lesions caused by helminth parasites and morphological traits in the European polecat Mustela putorius Cover

Cranial lesions caused by helminth parasites and morphological traits in the European polecat Mustela putorius

Helminthologia
Volume 46 (2009): Issue 2 (June 2009)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s11687-009-0017-8 | Journal eISSN: 1336-9083 | Journal ISSN: 0440-6605
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Language: English
Page range: 85 - 89
Published on: Jun 21, 2009
Published by: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Parasitology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: Volume open
Keywords:
age effect,
cranial damage,
prevalence,
sex differences,
Slovakia,
trematode,
Troglotrema acutum
Related subjects:
Life sciences,
Zoology,
Ecology,
Life sciences, other,
Medicine,
Clinical medicine,
Microbiology, virology and infection epidemiology

© 2009 J. Demuth, M. Hromada, A. Krawczyk, A. Malecha, M. Tobolka, P. Tryjanowski, published by Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Parasitology
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