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Systematics as a cornerstone of parasitology: overview and preface

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 October 2011

D. T. J. LITTLEWOOD
D. T. J. LITTLEWOOD*
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Department of Zoology, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK
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*Corresponding author: Tim Littlewood, Department of Zoology, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, United Kingdom. Tel: +44 20 7942 5742. Fax: +44 20 7942 5054. Email: t.littlewood@nhm.ac.uk
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Parasitology , Volume 138 , Special Issue 13: Systematics as a cornerstone of parasitology , November 2011 , pp. 1633 - 1637
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