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parasitic castration: a standalone construct

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Parasitology

a parasite strategy of blocking host reproduction and diverting host resources to parasite growth and transmission.

In parasitology, parasitic castration refers to a parasite strategy of blocking host reproduction and diverting host resources to parasite growth and transmission. This meaning comes from Lafferty (2009) in Trends in Parasitology.[1]

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References

Lafferty, K. D., & Kuris, A. M. (2009). Parasitic castration: the evolution and ecology of body snatchers. Trends in Parasitology, 25(12), 564-572. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pt.2009.09.003

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