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Modelling the lethargic crab disease

C. P. Ferreira Depto de Bioestatística, IBB-Universidade Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, BrazilCorrespondence[email protected]
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M. R. Pie Depto de Zoologia, GIA-Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil
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L. Esteva Depto de Matemáticas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México
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P. F.A. Mancera Depto de Bioestatística, IBB-Universidade Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, Brazil
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W. A. Boeger Depto de Zoologia, GIA-Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil
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A. Ostrensky Depto de Zootecnia, GIA-Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil
Pages 620-634 | Received 22 Jul 2008, Published online: 09 Oct 2009

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