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Weil, Z.M., Martin, L.B., Nelson, R.J. (2006). Interactions among immune, endocrine, and behavioural response to infection. In: Morand, S., Krasnov, B.R., Poulin, R. (eds) Micromammals and Macroparasites. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-36025-4_21

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