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life cycle truncation: a standalone construct

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Parasitology

evolutionary loss of a host from a multi-host parasite life cycle, for example by progenesis, shortening transmission.

In parasitology, life cycle truncation refers to evolutionary loss of a host from a multi-host parasite life cycle, for example by progenesis, shortening transmission. This meaning comes from Poulin (2002) in Trends in Parasitology.[1]

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References

Poulin, R., & Cribb, T. H. (2002). Trematode life cycles: short is sweet? Trends in Parasitology, 18(4), 176-183. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1471-4922(02)02262-6

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