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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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  1. Fields of Study
  2. ecology
  3. trophic relationships
  4. parasitism
  5. social parasitism
  1. Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment
  2. ecology
  3. trophic relationships
  4. parasitism
  5. social parasitism
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. insect sociobiology
  3. social parasitism
  1. Fields of Study
  2. sociobiology
  3. insect sociobiology
  4. social parasitism

Preferred term

social parasitism

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information The coexistence in the same nest or colony of two insect or animal species, of which one is parasitically dependent upon the other.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

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https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/47357

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