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Do avian ticks (Ixodes hirsti) influence host phenotype in New Holland honeyeaters (Phylidonyris novaehollandiae)?

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Pages 48-56 | Received 01 Jul 2016, Accepted 05 Oct 2016, Published online: 02 Nov 2016

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