Parasitism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Parasitism is a type of symbiotic relationship between organisms of different species where one organism, the parasite , benefits at the expense of the host. In general, parasites are much smaller ...
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Giardia lamblia: Metabolically active trophozoites reside in the small intestine ... Dermacentor andersoni: vector for a variety of rickettsial diseases. ... Hookworms: Two species, Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus infect humans. The adults reside in the small intestine.
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www.cbu.edu/~seisen/ExamplesOfParasitism.htm
www.cbu.edu/~seisen/ExamplesOfParasitism.htm
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An example of parasitism is between Pearl fish and Sea Cucumber. The Pearl fish live in the Sea Cucumber's cloaca which they enter through the anus. The Pearl fish then breaks through the respiratory membrane and situates its home.
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www.hoala.org/marine%20biology/pearlfish.html
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Brood parasite - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Brood parasites are organisms that use the strategy of brood-parasitism , a kind of kleptoparasitism found among birds, fish or insects, involving the manipulation and use of host individuals eithe...
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The effects of this parasitism on the adult crab is quite remarkable. The crab's ability to moult is inhibited. It also reduces or looses its ability to reproduce, and it gains female characteristics and appearance.
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www.mesa.edu.au/friends/seashores/crab_parasitism.html
www.mesa.edu.au/friends/seashores/crab_parasitism.html
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Brood parasitism is much less common in other groups of birds. It is found in about 1 percent of bird species, including members of such diverse groups as ducks, weavers, and cowbirds. ... That notion is certainly supported by rates of parasitism observed in acceptor species. In various studies, for example, 40 to 70...
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www.stanford.edu/group/stanfordbirds/text/essays/Brood_...
www.stanford.edu/group/stanfordbirds/text/essays/Brood_Parasitism.html
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There are two types of brood parasitism, non-obligate and obligate. Non-obligate brood parasites lay eggs in the nest of conspecifics (i.e. same species) and in their own nests. Examples include several colonial nesting species such as Bank Swallows or African Weavers.
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fsc.fernbank.edu/Birding/parasitism.htm
fsc.fernbank.edu/Birding/parasitism.htm
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Parasitology is a discipline that describes the relationships (whatever these may be) between two organisms, i.e. the host organism and the parasite. However, to define what is a host and what is a parasite we have to define what exactly is parasitism.
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www.icp.ucl.ac.be/~opperd/parasites/def1.htm
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