Host-parasite coextinction and the plight of tick conservation

American Entomologist

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 87-91

  Durden, Lance A ^a   Keirans, James E ^a  

^a GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0041497974     PISSN: 10462821     EISSN: 21559902     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ae/42.2.87     Document Type: Article

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