Helminths in common eiders (Somateria mollissima): Sex, age, and migration have differential effects on parasite loads
Open Access
- 1 August 2019
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
- Vol. 9, 184-194
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Funding Information
- Danmarks Grundforskningsfond
- Association of Canadian Universities for Northern Studies
- W. Garfield Weston Foundation
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
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