Sika deer presence affects the host–parasite interface of a Japanese land leech

Abstract Since the 1990s, increasing populations of a blood feeding land leech (Haemadipsa japonica) have become a serious issue in several Japanese prefectures, and it may be caused by the increases in sika deer (Cervus nippon) populations seen over the last quarter of the century. Therefore, this...

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Main Authors: Kaori Morishima, Takafumi Nakano, Mineaki Aizawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-06-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.6344