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Acquisition of protective immunity in Geochelone pardalis against Amblyomma marmoreum (Acari:Ixodidae) nymphal ticks.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Medical and Veterinary Entomology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0269-283X,1365-2915
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.2008.00726.x