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Lepus corsicanus gastro-intestinal helminths: first report

Helminthologia
Volume 49 (2012): Issue 2 (June 2012)
By: F. Usai,  R. Rinnovati,  V. Trocchi and  L. Stancampiano  
Open Access
|Apr 2012

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s11687-012-0015-0 | Journal eISSN: 1336-9083 | Journal ISSN: 0440-6605
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Published on: Apr 11, 2012
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Keywords:
Lepus corsicanus,
helminths,
Italy
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Zoology,
Ecology,
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Clinical medicine,
Microbiology, virology and infection epidemiology

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