Effect of host age on the expression of acquired resistance to ticks
โ Scribed by S. J. Brown
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1984
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 228 KB
- Volume
- 40
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1420-682X
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