Mesostigmatid mites as parasites of small mammals: Systematics, ecology, and the evolution of parasitic associations

Micromammals and Macroparasites: From Evolutionary Ecology to Management

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 103-117

  Dowling, Ashley P G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-4-431-36025-4_7     Document Type: Chapter

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