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Refuge sharing network predicts ectoparasite load in a lizard

Living in social groups facilitates cross-infection by parasites. However, empirical studies on indirect transmission within wildlife populations are scarce. We investigated whether asynchronous overnight refuge sharing among neighboring sleepy lizards, Tiliqua rugosa, facilitates indirect transmiss...

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Autores principales: Leu, Stephan T., Kappeler, Peter M., Bull, C. Michael
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2926892/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20802788
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00265-010-0964-6