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Origin of an insular population of the wood mouse based on parasitological evidence. / Wilson, Kenneth; Eady, Paul; Del Nevo, Adrian J.
In: Journal of Wildlife Diseases, Vol. 34, No. 1, 01.01.1998, p. 150-154.

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Wilson, K, Eady, P & Del Nevo, AJ 1998, 'Origin of an insular population of the wood mouse based on parasitological evidence', Journal of Wildlife Diseases, vol. 34, no. 1, pp. 150-154. https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-34.1.150

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Wilson, K., Eady, P., & Del Nevo, A. J. (1998). Origin of an insular population of the wood mouse based on parasitological evidence. Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 34(1), 150-154. https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-34.1.150

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Wilson K, Eady P, Del Nevo AJ. Origin of an insular population of the wood mouse based on parasitological evidence. Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 1998 Jan 1;34(1):150-154. doi: 10.7589/0090-3558-34.1.150

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Wilson, Kenneth ; Eady, Paul ; Del Nevo, Adrian J. / Origin of an insular population of the wood mouse based on parasitological evidence. In: Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 1998 ; Vol. 34, No. 1. pp. 150-154.

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