Determinants of lungworm specificity in five cetacean species in the western Mediterranean

Abstract Background Current data about Pseudaliidae show contrasting patterns of host specificity between congeneric species. We investigated how both contact and compatibility between hosts and parasites contributed to the patterns of lungworm infection observed in a community of five species of ce...

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Main Authors: Rachel Pool, Clara Romero-Rubira, Juan Antonio Raga, Mercedes Fernández, Francisco Javier Aznar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-04-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-021-04629-1