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Host body mass, not sex, affects ectoparasite loads in yellow-necked mouse Apodemus flavicollis
We investigated the presence and potential causes of sex bias in ectoparasite infestations in the yellow-necked mouse Apodemus flavicollis. We compared the natural tick and flea burdens of male and female mice in a temperate beech forest and assessed whether the observed differences were driven by h...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Springer Berlin Heidelberg
2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10567855/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37702846 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00436-023-07958-5 |