Acari (Chelicerata) - Parasites of reptiles

Acarina

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 108-129

  Fajfer, M ^a  

^a ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Acari; Host parasite relationships; Parasites; Reptilia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874304690     PISSN: 01328077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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