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Host resistance to ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in a pit viper, Gloydius tsushimaensis, (Reptilia: Squamata: Viperidae) observed in the field

Tomonori Kodamaa Department of Zoology, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Mamoru Takahashib Department of Anesthesiology, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, JapanView further author information
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Akira Moria Department of Zoology, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto, JapanView further author information
Pages 643-645 | Received 10 Dec 2020, Accepted 07 Aug 2021, Published online: 22 Aug 2021

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