Parasites in the City: Degree of Urbanization Predicts Poxvirus and Coccidian Infections in House Finches (Haemorhous mexicanus)

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Mathieu Giraudeau ,

* E-mail: giraudeau.mathieu@gmail.com

Current address: Institute of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Affiliation School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States of America
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Melanie Mousel,

Affiliation School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States of America
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Stevan Earl,

Affiliation Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States of America
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Kevin McGraw

Affiliation School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States of America
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