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Temporal and spatial dynamics of trypanosomes infecting the brush-tailed bettong (Bettongia penicillata): a cautionary note of disease-induced population decline

BACKGROUND: The brush-tailed bettong or woylie (Bettongia penicillata) is on the brink of extinction. Its numbers have declined by 90% since 1999, with their current distribution occupying less than 1% of their former Australian range. Woylies are known to be infected with three different trypanosom...

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Autores principales: Thompson, Craig K, Wayne, Adrian F, Godfrey, Stephanie S, Thompson, RC Andrew
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3985580/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24708757
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-7-169