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phoresy

Scope: general ecology
Papers: 1 | Mentions: 1

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Knowledge graph centered on phoresy with 11 nodes and 19 connections. Top connected: reproductive success, body size variation, pitfall trapping (Silphidae), chemical communication, host specificity.

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

Related Concepts (4)

reproductive success

metric1 shared paper

host specificity

phenomenon1 shared paper

body size variation

phenomenon1 shared paper

chemical communication

process1 shared paper