parasitism
Parasitism refers to a relationship between two organisms where one organism, the parasite, lives on or inside the other organism, the host, and benefits at the expense of the host's health or survival.
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- host-parasite coevolution
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- mimicry
- mimicry of other species
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- mutualism and competition in the wild
- mutualistic interactions
- parochialism
- plagiarism
- predator-prey interactions
- predator-prey relationship
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