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Parasitism Intensity

Parasitism Intensity is a quantitative metric in host-parasite ecology that measures the average number of parasite individuals or propagules per infected host individual within a population, distinguishing it from prevalence by focusing on the extent of infection load rather than the proportion of infected hosts.

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1.4K

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2017–2026

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Parasite Intensity

Parents

Publications

430

International Journal for Parasitology

Alex Loukas, Brian M. Cooke, Jan Šlapeta et al. · International Journal for Parasitology · 2014 · 1.2K citations

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THE SLOW-GROWTH–HIGH-MORTALITY HYPOTHESIS: A TEST USING THE CABBAGE BUTTERFLY

Betty Benrey, Robert F. Denno · Ecology · 1997 · 503 citations · Full text

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Experimental demonstration of the energetic cost of parasitism in free-ranging hosts

David T. Booth, Dale H. Clayton, Barbara A. Block · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · 1993 · 298 citations

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Meaning of “Percent Parasitism” in Studies of Insect Parasitoids

Roy G. Van Driesche · Environmental Entomology · 1983 · 263 citations

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Trade-off between immunocompetence and growth in magpies: an experimental study

Juan José Soler, Liesbeth De Neve, Tomás Pérez‐Contreras et al. · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · 2003 · 257 citations · Full text

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Authors

1.4K

  1. BG
    Bård G. Stokke

    Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway

    5 publications · 144 citations

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  2. ER
    Eivin Røskaft

    Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway

    5 publications · 144 citations

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  3. BR
    Boris R. Krasnov

    Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

    5 publications · 394 citations

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  4. AM
    Arne Moksnes

    Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway

    5 publications · 144 citations

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  5. JC
    Jana C. Lee

    Horticultural Crops Research Laboratory, United States

    5 publications · 268 citations

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Institutions

567

  1. Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation

    Brasília, Brazil

    11 h-index

    13 publications

    319 citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    11 h-index

    21 publications

    785 citations

  3. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas

    Buenos Aires, Argentina

    9 h-index

    21 publications

    483 citations

  4. Institute of Plant Protection

    Beijing, China

    8 h-index

    27 publications

    597 citations

  5. University of California, Riverside

    Riverside, United States

    8 h-index

    12 publications

    354 citations

  6. Universidade Federal de Viçosa

    Viçosa, Brazil

    7 h-index

    27 publications

    565 citations

  7. University of California, Santa Barbara

    Santa Barbara, United States

    7 h-index

    15 publications

    601 citations

  8. Universidad de Granada

    Granada, Spain

    7 h-index

    13 publications

    1K citations

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Venues

  1. Environmental Entomology

    19 publications · 891 citations

    15

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  2. Journal of Applied Entomology

    14 publications · 317 citations

    13

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  3. Biocontrol Science and Technology

    15 publications · 317 citations

    13

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  4. Bulletin of Entomological Research

    14 publications · 358 citations

    13

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  5. Journal of Economic Entomology

    12 publications · 349 citations

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