Evolution of pathogens and parasites on the Galápagos Islands

The Role of Science for Conservation

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 35-51

  Parker, Patricia G ^a   Whiteman, Noah K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203126790     Document Type: Chapter

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