Ecto- and endoparasite induce similar chemical and brain neurogenomic responses in the honey bee (Apis mellifera)
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Ecology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1472-6785
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6785-13-25