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tapeworm crowding effect: a standalone construct

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Parasitology

the decline in individual worm size and egg output as the number of worms in a host increases, a density-dependent constraint on parasites.

In parasitology, tapeworm crowding effect refers to the decline in individual worm size and egg output as the number of worms in a host increases, a density-dependent constraint on parasites. This meaning comes from Read (1951) in The Journal of Parasitology.[1]

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References

Read, C. P. (1951). The "Crowding Effect" in Tapeworm Infections. The Journal of Parasitology, 37(2), 174. https://doi.org/10.2307/3273449

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