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Original Articles

Community of parasites in Triportheus curtus and Triportheus angulatus (Characidae) from a tributary of the Amazon River system (Brazil)

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Pages 29-36 | Received 06 Feb 2015, Accepted 01 Feb 2016, Published online: 25 Feb 2016

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