A hitchhiker’s guide to parasite transmission: The phoretic behaviour of feather lice

2008/11/13 by Christopher W. Harbison, Matthew V. Jacobsen, Dale H. Clayton · 16 citations
Immunology and Microbiology · Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Bird parasitology and diseases #Animal Behavior and Reproduction #Plant and animal studies

paper · doi:10.1016/j.ijpara.2008.09.014

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