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Original Articles

Relationships between helminth communities and diet in Canarian lizards: the evidence from Gallotia atlantica (Squamata: Lacertidae)

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Pages 1199-1216 | Received 31 Aug 2013, Accepted 21 Nov 2013, Published online: 05 Mar 2014

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