Parasite assemblages distinguish populations of a migratory passerine on its breeding grounds
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1 Genetics Program, Smithsonian Institution, NW, Washington, DC, USA 2 Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center, National Zoological Park, NW, Washington, DC, USA 3 School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA 4 Department of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology, The Ohio State University, Aronoff Laboratory, Columbus, OH, USA 5 Environment Canada, Saskatoon, SK, Canada 6 Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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