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Definitions of parasitism, considering its potentially opposing effects at different levels of hierarchical organization

An annotated synthesis of textbook definitions of parasitism is presented. Most definitions declare parasitism is a long-lasting relationship between individuals of different species harming the hosts. The infection-induced costs are interpreted as diseases in the medical-veterinary literature. Alte...

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Autores principales: Rózsa, Lajos, Garay, József
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cambridge University Press 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10478066/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37458178
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0031182023000598