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Rosà, R., Rizzoli, A., Ferrari, N., Pugliese, A. (2006). Models for host-macroparasite interactions in micromammals. In: Morand, S., Krasnov, B.R., Poulin, R. (eds) Micromammals and Macroparasites. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-36025-4_17

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