Parasites can regulate wildlife populations.

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Published in Parasitol Today on August 01, 1999

Authors

D M Tompkins1, M Begon

Author Affiliations

1: Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling, UK FK9 4LA. dmt1@stir.ac.uk

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