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phoresy

Scope: general ecology
Papers: 1 | Mentions: 1

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Knowledge graph centered on phoresy with 27 nodes and 101 connections. Top connected: Bombus, Bombus terrestris, Bombus appositus, Bombus impatiens, B. appositus.

Definition

A behavior in which an organism uses a host, typically of a different species, as a means of transportation

Related Terms (1)

phoretic

Publications (1)

article

Phoretic mite discrimination among male burying beetle (<i>Nicrophorus investigator</i>) hosts

2008Annals of the Entomological Society of Americacentral

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host specificity

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phenomenon1 shared paper

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Frequently Associated Species

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1 paper

Peromyscus

Cricetidae1 paper

Peromyscus maniculatus

Cricetidae1 paper

mountain pine beetle

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All Chickens

1 paper

Pine beetle

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deer mice

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Bombus

Apidae1 paper

Bombus appositus

Apidae1 paper

B. vosnesenskii

1 paper