the relation between two different kinds of organisms in which one receives benefits from the other by causing damage to it (usually not fatal damage)
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parasitism::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | interdependence, interdependency, mutuality |
Examples of parasitism
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On the contrary, the parasitism often causes the host plant to die, eventually.
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Molecular phylogeny of cuckoos supports a polyphyletic origin of brood parasitism.
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Animals might also avoid areas that would expose them to a high risk of parasitism.
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Parasitism may enhance rather than reduce the predatory impact of an invader.
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Dogs have not quite reached that point in their parasitism of human society.
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The effects of brood parasitism are most obvious after young leave the nest.
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Economically these three forms of taxation or parasitism amounted to the same thing.
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Little is known about erythroblast parasitism in rodent malaria parasites.
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We next asked why erythroblast parasitism might be advantageous for malaria parasites.
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- The relation between two different kinds of organisms in which one receives benefits from the other by causing damage to it (usually not fatal damage)
- Parasitism is a type of symbiotic relationship between organisms of different species where one organism, the parasite, benefits at the expense of the host. Traditionally parasite referred to organisms with lifestages that went beyond one host (e.g. ...
- Social parasitism is a charge that is leveled against a group or class in society which is considered to be detrimental to the whole by analogy with biologic parasitism .
- A relationship where one organism (called a parasite) lives off another (called a host). It may live on or inside the host. A parasite does not help the host. Sometimes it hurts the host, sometimes it does not. See the Relationships page for more explanation.
- The mode of life of a parasite, i.e., as between it and its host.
- A symbiosis in which one partner benefits, but the other partner is harmed
- Is a type of symbiosis that may be defined as an interspecific association in which one species, the parasite, lives on or in a second species, the host, for a significant period of its life, exploiting the host, such as to obtain nourishment, shelter, and/or protection. ...
- Is when the predator is smaller than the prey. A wide range of microbial groups contain parasitic members: viruses, bacteria, and amoebae.
- (adj. parasitic). A type of symbiosis in which one member depends on another for its nutrients, or other services.
