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Méthot, PO., Mason Dentinger, R. Ecology and Infection: Studying Host-Parasite Interactions at the Interface of Biology and Medicine. J Hist Biol 49, 231–240 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10739-016-9440-0
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