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Definitive Host Use

Definitive Host Use is a scholarly construct in parasitology and disease ecology that denotes the specific interaction whereby a parasite reaches maturity and undergoes sexual reproduction within a host organism, thereby distinguishing it from other host-parasite relationships defined by transient or developmental stages.

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2017–2026

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Gray wolf (Canis lupus) is a natural definitive host for Neospora caninum

J. P. Dubey, Mark C. Jenkins, C. Rajendran et al. · Veterinary Parasitology · 2011 · 204 citations

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Responses of an Avian Predator and Its Isopod Prey to an Acanthocephalan Parasite

Janice Moore · Ecology · 1983 · 184 citations

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Evidence Suggesting a Point Source Exposure in an Outbreak of Bovine Abortion Due to Neosporosis

Milton Μ. McAllister, Elizabeth M. Huffman, Sharon K. Hietala et al. · Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation · 1996 · 145 citations · Full text

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PREFERENCE HIERARCHIES AND THE ORIGIN OF GEOGRAPHIC SPECIALIZATION IN HOST USE IN SWALLOWTAIL BUTTERFLIES

John N. Thompson · Evolution · 1993 · 111 citations · Full text

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MOTHER-TO-CHILD TRANSMISSION AND DIAGNOSIS OF TOXOPLASMA GONDII INFECTION DURING PREGNANCY

Sarman Singh · Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology · 2003 · 100 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. RP
    Robert Poulin

    University of Otago, New Zealand

    7 publications · 274 citations

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  2. JN
    John N. Thompson

    University of California, Santa Cruz, United States

    3 publications · 240 citations

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  3. ET
    E. Tellervo Valtonen

    University of Jyväskylä, Finland

    2 publications · 33 citations

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  4. AS
    Abderrahim Sadak

    Institut National d'Hygiène du Maroc, Morocco

    2 publications · 42 citations

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  5. JP
    J. P. Dubey

    United States Department of Agriculture, United States

    2 publications · 223 citations

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Institutions

199

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    177 citations

  2. University of Otago

    Dunedin, New Zealand

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    348 citations

  3. University of Jyväskylä

    Jyväskylä, Finland

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    144 citations

  4. Washington State University

    Pullman, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    415 citations

  5. University of Hassan II Casablanca

    Casablanca, Morocco

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    42 citations

  6. Freie Universität Berlin

    Berlin, Germany

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    238 citations

  7. Nature Research Centre

    Vilnius, Lithuania

    2 h-index

    7 publications

    139 citations

  8. University of Colorado Boulder

    Boulder, United States

    2 h-index

    8 publications

    151 citations

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  1. PubMed

    Repository · 9 publications · 178 citations

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  2. Journal of Parasitology

    9 publications · 199 citations

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  3. Parasitology

    6 publications · 180 citations

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  4. Canadian Journal of Zoology

    5 publications · 113 citations

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  5. Parasites & Vectors

    4 publications · 101 citations

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