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KLEPTOPARASITISME [1 record]

Record 1 2022-03-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Behaviour
DEF

… parasitism associated with feeding, whereby a species steals food from another species.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement animal
DEF

[…] parasitisme qui se caractérise par le vol de la nourriture accumulée dans [le] nid [de] l'espèce hôte [par l'espèce parasite.]

Key term(s)
  • kleptoparasitisme

Spanish

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