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Research Paper

Hibernation temperature-dependent Pseudogymnoascus destructans infection intensity in Palearctic bats

Natália Martínkováa Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic;b Institute of Biostatistics and Analyses, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech RepublicORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4556-4363View further author information
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Jiri Pikulac Department of Ecology and Diseases of Game, Fish and Bees, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech RepublicCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jan Zukala Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic;d Department of Botany and Zoology, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech RepublicView further author information
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Veronika Kovacovac Department of Ecology and Diseases of Game, Fish and Bees, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech RepublicView further author information
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Hana Bandouchovac Department of Ecology and Diseases of Game, Fish and Bees, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech RepublicView further author information
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Tomáš Bartoničkad Department of Botany and Zoology, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech RepublicView further author information
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Alexander D. Botvinkine Epidemiology Department, Irkutsk State Medical University, Irkutsk, Russian FederationView further author information
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Jiri Brichtac Department of Ecology and Diseases of Game, Fish and Bees, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech RepublicView further author information
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Heliana Dundarovaf Department of Ecosystem Research, Environmental Risk Assessment and Conservation Biology, Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Sofia, BulgariaView further author information
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Tomasz Kokurewiczg Institute of Biology, Department of Vertebrate Ecology and Palaeontology, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wrocław, PolandView further author information
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Nancy R. Irwinh Department of Biology, University of York, York, UKView further author information
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Petr Linhartc Department of Ecology and Diseases of Game, Fish and Bees, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech RepublicView further author information
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Oleg L. Orlovi International Complex Research Laboratory for Study of Climate Change, Land Use and Biodiversity, Tyumen State University, Tyumen, Russian Federation;j Department of Biochemistry, Ural State Medical University, Ekaterinburg, Russian FederationView further author information
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Vladimir Piacekc Department of Ecology and Diseases of Game, Fish and Bees, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech RepublicView further author information
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Pavel Škrabánekk Department of Process Control, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics, University of Pardubice, Pardubice, Czech Republic;l Institute of Automation and Computer Science, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech RepublicORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6194-0467View further author information
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Mikhail P. Tiunovm Institute of Biology and Soil Science, Far East Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok, Russian FederationView further author information
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Alexandra Zahradníková jrn Department of Muscle Cell Research, Centre of Biosciences, Institute of Molecular Physiology and Genetics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, SlovakiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5170-118XView further author information
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Pages 1734-1750 | Received 04 Aug 2018, Accepted 03 Nov 2018, Published online: 03 Dec 2018

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