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parasitisme

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This extreme inquiline is represented only by female and pupoid type male individuals, whose morphology and anatomy indicate a highly specialized level of parasitism. en.wikipedia.org

Unlike most plants, they do not contain chlorophyll; they are myco-heterotrophs, getting their food through parasitism upon fungi rather than photosynthesis. en.wikipedia.org

In its violence and the pernicious effect on a valuable relationship, it suggests parasitoidy as well as parasitism. en.wikipedia.org

Parasitism of a female pupa may result in either a male or a female adult wasp. en.wikipedia.org

The blackcap has a much lower level of parasitism than its relative because the cuckoo's eggs are often rejected. en.wikipedia.org

Apart from a little studied parasitism of sturgeon, these flatworms have very little economic importance. en.wikipedia.org

Nor do those examples complete the list of justifiably fuzzy distinctions in such matters; at the opposite extreme from parasitism, parasitoidy in turn grades into predation. en.wikipedia.org

Large clutches of up to 17 have been noted although these may be indications of intraspecific brood parasitism. en.wikipedia.org

Soon after, he was charged with parasitism and sentenced to public works building an industrial plant. en.wikipedia.org

His humanitarianism is also qualified: in his view charity should not stimulate parasitism and so do harm to society. en.wikipedia.org

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