在夜接触区的共感对宿主特异性血寄生虫的流行率和血统多样性没有影响

William Jones1, Radka Reifová2, Jiří Reif3

  • 1Department of Evolutionary Zoology and Human Biology, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary.

概括

寄生虫感染率和多样性在普通夜和松鼠夜之间存在显著差异. 尽管流行率较低,但常见的夜拥有更多的寄生虫血统,这表明溢出潜力有限.

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