Biodiversity and vector‐borne diseases: Host dilution and vector amplification occur simultaneously for Amazonian leishmaniases
- Award ID(s):
- 1911457
- PAR ID:
- 10426451
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Molecular Ecology
- Volume:
- 32
- Issue:
- 8
- ISSN:
- 0962-1083
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 1817 to 1831
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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