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Parasite Host Use

Parasite Host Use is a theoretical construct in parasitology that specifies the patterns and mechanisms by which a parasite exploits one or more host species for survival, reproduction, and transmission, distinguishing it from related concepts by emphasizing the functional relationship between parasite life-history strategies and host specificity.

257

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10.9K

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586

Authors

265

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2017–2026

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Publications

257

Parasites, Pathogens, and Polyandry in Social Hymenoptera

Paul W. Sherman, Thomas D. Seeley, H. Kern Reeve · The American Naturalist · 1988 · 332 citations

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Host adaptation and host–parasite co-evolution in Cryptosporidium: implications for taxonomy and public health

Lihua Xiao, Irshad M. Sulaiman, Una Ryan et al. · International Journal for Parasitology · 2002 · 298 citations

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Experimental studies in insect parasitism III—host selection

George Salt · Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 1935 · 237 citations

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Host-Finding by Insect Parasites. 1. Observations on the Finding of Hosts by Alysia manducator, Mormoniella vitripennis and Trichogramma evanescens

J. E. Laing · Journal of Animal Ecology · 1937 · 225 citations

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Food web topology and parasites in the pelagic zone of a subarctic lake

Per‐Arne Amundsen, Kevin D. Lafferty, Rune Knudsen et al. · Journal of Animal Ecology · 2009 · 159 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. JV
    J.C. van Lenteren

    Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands

    7 publications · 542 citations

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  2. LV
    L.E.M. Vet

    Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands

    5 publications · 327 citations

    5

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  3. RP
    Robert Poulin

    University of Otago, New Zealand

    5 publications · 166 citations

    5

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  4. DC
    D. C. Lloyd

    University of Liverpool, United Kingdom

    5 publications · 152 citations

    5

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  5. HG
    H. G. Wylie

    Institute of Entomology, Czechia

    4 publications · 129 citations

    4

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1–5 of 586

Institutions

265

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    13 h-index

    38 publications

    1.7K citations

  2. University of California, Riverside

    Riverside, United States

    10 h-index

    13 publications

    460 citations

  3. United States Department of Agriculture

    Washington, United States

    7 h-index

    13 publications

    518 citations

  4. Commonwealth Education Trust

    London, United Kingdom

    7 h-index

    7 publications

    235 citations

  5. Leiden University

    Leiden, The Netherlands

    7 h-index

    15 publications

    1.2K citations

  6. Institute of Entomology

    České Budějovice, Czechia

    6 h-index

    6 publications

    264 citations

  7. University of Otago

    Dunedin, New Zealand

    5 h-index

    10 publications

    298 citations

  8. Texas A&M University

    College Station, United States

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    250 citations

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Venues

  1. The Canadian Entomologist

    19 publications · 804 citations

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  2. Annals of the Entomological Society of America

    12 publications · 359 citations

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  3. Environmental Entomology

    10 publications · 210 citations

    10

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  4. Animal Behaviour

    9 publications · 414 citations

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  5. Bulletin of Entomological Research

    7 publications · 196 citations

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