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Sex-biased severity of sarcoptic mange at the same biological cost in a sexually dimorphic ungulate
BACKGROUND: In sexually dimorphic species, male susceptibility to parasite infection and mortality is frequently higher than in females. The Iberian ibex (Capra pyrenaica) is a sexually dimorphic mountain ungulate endemic to the Iberian Peninsula commonly affected by sarcoptic mange, a chronic catab...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4641373/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26555065 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-1186-6 |