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The helminth infracommunities of the wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) two years after the fire in Mediterranean forests Cover

The helminth infracommunities of the wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) two years after the fire in Mediterranean forests

Helminthologia
Volume 50 (2013): Issue 1 (May 2013)
By: I. Torre,  A. Arrizabalaga,  C. Feliu and  A. Ribas  
Open Access
|Apr 2013

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s11687-013-0104-8 | Journal eISSN: 1336-9083 | Journal ISSN: 0440-6605
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Language: English
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Published on: Apr 27, 2013
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Keywords:
Apodemus,
fire,
infracommunities,
recolonization
Related subjects:
Life sciences,
Zoology,
Ecology,
Life sciences, other,
Medicine,
Clinical medicine,
Microbiology, virology and infection epidemiology

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