SEASONALITY, PARASITE DIVERSITY, AND LOCAL EXTINCTIONS INPLASMODIUM FALCIPARUMMALARIA
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عنوان ژورنال: Ecology
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0012-9658
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2001)082[2673:spdale]2.0.co;2