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PARASITISM [16 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-03-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Animal Behaviour
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- kleptoparasitism
1, record 1, English, kleptoparasitism
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- cleptoparasitism 2, record 1, English, cleptoparasitism
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
… parasitism associated with feeding, whereby a species steals food from another species. 1, record 1, English, - kleptoparasitism
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Comportement animal
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cleptoparasitisme
1, record 1, French, cleptoparasitisme
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[…] parasitisme qui se caractérise par le vol de la nourriture accumulée dans [le] nid [de] l'espèce hôte [par l'espèce parasite.] 2, record 1, French, - cleptoparasitisme
Record 1, Key term(s)
- kleptoparasitisme
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2021-01-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Animal Behaviour
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- aborted parasitism
1, record 2, English, aborted%20parasitism
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Aborted parasitism occurs when developing parasitoids die for reasons other than the activation of the host immune system and their host also dies as a result of actions of the immature parasitoid prior to its own death. 1, record 2, English, - aborted%20parasitism
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Comportement animal
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- parasitisme avorté
1, record 2, French, parasitisme%20avort%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2018-02-23
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Animal Behaviour
- Birds
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- brood parasitism 1, record 3, English, brood%20parasitism
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The practice in certain bird species of depositing their eggs in the nest of another species. 2, record 3, English, - brood%20parasitism
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Some birds... simply lay their eggs in the nest of a pair of birds from another species, and leave them to the care of their hosts. This is called brood parasitism. 3, record 3, English, - brood%20parasitism
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Comportement animal
- Oiseaux
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- parasitisme de la reproduction
1, record 3, French, parasitisme%20de%20la%20reproduction
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le parasitisme de la reproduction atteint sa forme la plus complexe quand l'oiseau pond dans un nid étranger, laissant au propriétaire le soin de couver et d'élever les jeunes [...] 2, record 3, French, - parasitisme%20de%20la%20reproduction
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'oiseau parasite ne fait pas de nid, ne couve pas ses œufs et n'élève pas ses petits. Il se contente de pondre dans le nid d'un oiseau d'une autre espèce (l'hôte), et c'est celui-ci qui se charge de l'incubation et du nourrissage. 3, record 3, French, - parasitisme%20de%20la%20reproduction
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2008-01-28
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- myco-heterotroph
1, record 4, English, myco%2Dheterotroph
correct, adjective
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Unlike most plants, [monotropa] do not contain chlorophyll; they are myco-heterotrophs, getting their food through parasitism upon fungi rather than photosynthesis. Thus they are capable of living in very dark conditions, such as the floor of deep forests, because they do not need any sunlight. 1, record 4, English, - myco%2Dheterotroph
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- myco-hétérotrophe
1, record 4, French, myco%2Dh%C3%A9t%C3%A9rotrophe
correct, adjective
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ce sont des plantes vivaces, herbacées, sans chlorophylle. Elles sont myco-hétérotrophes, tirant leur alimentation par parasitisme sur des champignons plutôt que par photosynthèse. Elles sont ainsi capables de vivre dans des conditions de très faible luminosité, par exemple dans le sous-bois de forêts denses. 2, record 4, French, - myco%2Dh%C3%A9t%C3%A9rotrophe
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2007-01-24
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Plant Biology
- Horticulture
- Botany
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- epiphytism
1, record 5, English, epiphytism
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Relationship in which an organism lives on the surface of a plant, which it uses as a support, without there being parasitism. 2, record 5, English, - epiphytism
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Biotic interactions include competition within and between species for space, light, nutrients or any other limiting resource. Interference competition for space takes place among algae and sessile animals, and different algae compete for light and nutrients. Epiphytism is a solution to crowding for the epiphyte but creates problems for the anchor species. 3, record 5, English, - epiphytism
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Biologie végétale
- Horticulture
- Botanique
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- épiphytisme
1, record 5, French, %C3%A9piphytisme
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Relation dans laquelle un organisme vit à la surface d'un végétal qu'il utilise comme support ou point d'ancrage, sans qu'il y ait parasitisme. 2, record 5, French, - %C3%A9piphytisme
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il existe une forte corrélation entre l'épiphytisme et la pollinisation par les oiseaux. Par exemple, dans la tribu des Épisciées, [...] au moins 80 % des 468 espèces épiphytes sont pollinisées par les oiseaux-mouches. 3, record 5, French, - %C3%A9piphytisme
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2004-05-25
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Plant Diseases
- Zoology
- Animal Behaviour
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- parasitism
1, record 6, English, parasitism
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Exploitation of one organism (host) by another organism (parasite). 2, record 6, English, - parasitism
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Maladies des plantes
- Zoologie
- Comportement animal
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- parasitisme
1, record 6, French, parasitisme
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Exploitation d'un organisme (hôte) par un autre organisme (parasite). 2, record 6, French, - parasitisme
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Enfermedades de las plantas
- Zoología
- Comportamiento animal
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- parasitismo
1, record 6, Spanish, parasitismo
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Forma de vida a costa de otro individuo. 2, record 6, Spanish, - parasitismo
Record 7 - internal organization data 2003-12-23
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Fungi and Myxomycetes
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- rust
1, record 7, English, rust
correct, noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- rust fungus 2, record 7, English, rust%20fungus
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A fungus in the order Uredinales(of the Basidiomycetes), characterized by obligate parasitism and as many as 5 spore forms, frequently with alternate hosts. 3, record 7, English, - rust
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Spores of the more evident stages are generally orange to rusty brown in colo(u)r. 3, record 7, English, - rust
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Champignons et myxomycètes
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- rouille
1, record 7, French, rouille
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Champignon de l'ordre des Urédinales, caractérisé par son parasitisme obligatoire, qui peut avoir jusqu'à 5 types différents de spores, souvent avec des hôtes alternants. Aux stades les plus typiques, les spores sont souvent d'une couleur allant de l'orange, au brun-rouille, ce qui donne son nom à la maladie. 2, record 7, French, - rouille
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Hongos y mixomicetos
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- roya
1, record 7, Spanish, roya
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Hongo del orden Uredinales, parásito, que produce cinco tipos de esporas y produce la enfermedad del mismo nombre. 2, record 7, Spanish, - roya
Record 8 - internal organization data 2003-09-02
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
- Zoology
- Biotechnology
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- symbiosis
1, record 8, English, symbiosis
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The intimate, relatively protracted, and dependent relationship of members of one species with those of another, consisting of 3 principle kinds : commensalism, mutualism, and parasitism. 2, record 8, English, - symbiosis
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
- Zoologie
- Biotechnologie
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- symbiose
1, record 8, French, symbiose
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
État de deux espèces différentes vivant en association plus ou moins intime, comme certaines chenilles de Lycaenidae que les fourmis nourrissent pour en retirer des sécrétions sucrées (symbiose trophique). 2, record 8, French, - symbiose
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Insectos, ciempiés, arañas y escorpiones
- Zoología
- Biotecnología
Record 8, Main entry term, Spanish
- simbiosis
1, record 8, Spanish, simbiosis
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 8, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Asociación entre animales y plantas de distinta especie, o entre un animal y una planta, de la que ambos sacan ventajas. 2, record 8, Spanish, - simbiosis
Record 9 - internal organization data 2000-06-20
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Birds
- Animal Behaviour
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- parasitism rate
1, record 9, English, parasitism%20rate
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
- Comportement animal
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- taux de parasitisme
1, record 9, French, taux%20de%20parasitisme
correct, masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 2000-06-20
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Birds
- Zoology
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- predation rate
1, record 10, English, predation%20rate
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Also, breeding success sometimes declines in small fragments because of high parasitism and predation rates. 1, record 10, English, - predation%20rate
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
- Zoologie
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- taux de prédation
1, record 10, French, taux%20de%20pr%C3%A9dation
correct, masculine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le succès de la reproduction est parfois réduit dans les petits fragments à cause d'un taux de prédation et de parasitisme plus élevé. 1, record 10, French, - taux%20de%20pr%C3%A9dation
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1999-07-14
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Ecology (General)
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- island of woodland
1, record 11, English, island%20of%20woodland
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The increased diversity of species has not been without consequences, however; the remaining forest species found in the islands of woodland become more vulnerable to predation and parasitism, which further reduce their numbers. 1, record 11, English, - island%20of%20woodland
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Écologie (Généralités)
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- îlot forestier
1, record 11, French, %C3%AElot%20forestier
correct, masculine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Mais cette diversité accrue a des conséquences; les quelques espèces d'oiseaux confinées aux îlots forestiers sont souvent davantage victimes de la prédation et du parasitisme, ce qui réduit encore plus leurs effectifs. 1, record 11, French, - %C3%AElot%20forestier
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record 12 - internal organization data 1995-09-01
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- Ecology (General)
Record 12, Main entry term, English
- nest parasitism 1, record 12, English, nest%20parasitism
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
Record 12, Synonyms, English
Record 12, Textual support, English
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- Écologie (Généralités)
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- piratage des nids
1, record 12, French, piratage%20des%20nids
masculine noun
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
Record 12, Synonyms, French
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Par le vacher, par exemple. 1, record 12, French, - piratage%20des%20nids
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
Record 13 - internal organization data 1994-11-16
Record 13, English
Record 13, Subject field(s)
- Ecology (General)
- Neology and Linguistic Borrowing
- Microbiology and Parasitology
Record 13, Main entry term, English
- ecoparasite
1, record 13, English, ecoparasite
correct
Record 13, Abbreviations, English
Record 13, Synonyms, English
Record 13, Textual support, English
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Parasitism : a close association between living organisms of two different species, during which one partner, the parasite, obtains food at the expense of the other, the host.... Ecoparasites are each adapted to a specific host or closely allied group of hosts. 1, record 13, English, - ecoparasite
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 OBS
As opposed to metoecious or metoxenous parasites which are not host-specific. Not to be confused with endoparasite (living inside) and autoecious ( on an individual host). 2, record 13, English, - ecoparasite
Record 13, French
Record 13, Domaine(s)
- Écologie (Généralités)
- Néologie et emprunts
- Microbiologie et parasitologie
Record 13, Main entry term, French
- écoparasite
1, record 13, French, %C3%A9coparasite
proposal, masculine noun
Record 13, Abbreviations, French
Record 13, Synonyms, French
- parasite de milieu spécifique 1, record 13, French, parasite%20de%20milieu%20sp%C3%A9cifique
proposal, masculine noun
Record 13, Textual support, French
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'emploi de préfixes grecs est répandu pour nommer les différents parasites. Ne pas confondre avec le monoxène (un seul hôte) et l'endoxène (vivant à l'intérieur de l'hôte). Ce qui distingue l'écoparasite c'est qu'il peut vivre aux dépens d'un type d'hôte. Par exemple la puce du chien qui peut vivre sur n'importe quel chien et même éventuellement sur un chat. Une périphrase exacte serait «parasite adapté à un milieu spécifique». 1, record 13, French, - %C3%A9coparasite
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le préfixe anglais «eco-» ,ici, ne signifie pas relatif à l'écologie mais bien relatif à un milieu donné. 1, record 13, French, - %C3%A9coparasite
Record 13, Spanish
Record 13, Textual support, Spanish
Record 14 - internal organization data 1992-03-30
Record 14, English
Record 14, Subject field(s)
- Parasitoses
Record 14, Main entry term, English
- suspect occult helminthic parasitism 1, record 14, English, suspect%20occult%20helminthic%20parasitism
Record 14, Abbreviations, English
Record 14, Synonyms, English
Record 14, Textual support, English
Record number: 14, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Look for suspect occult helminthic parasitism if the eosinophil count is elevated. In Malaria. 1, record 14, English, - suspect%20occult%20helminthic%20parasitism
Record number: 14, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Compared to protozoans, helminths are very large organisms with a complex cellular structure. As they feed on host tissue ... it is not surprising that invasion of the body by worms is frequently associated with an eosinophilic response. 2, record 14, English, - suspect%20occult%20helminthic%20parasitism
Record 14, French
Record 14, Domaine(s)
- Parasitoses
Record 14, Main entry term, French
- possibilité d'helminthiase occulte
1, record 14, French, possibilit%C3%A9%20d%27helminthiase%20occulte
proposal, feminine noun
Record 14, Abbreviations, French
Record 14, Synonyms, French
Record 14, Textual support, French
Record number: 14, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Une histoire minutieuse des déplacements (...), une histoire de l'ingestion alimentaire, peuvent fournir le premier indice diagnostic d'une helminthiase intestinale. Dans diverses situations cliniques, une étiologie parasitaire ne sera même pas envisagée (...) 2, record 14, French, - possibilit%C3%A9%20d%27helminthiase%20occulte
Record number: 14, Textual support number: 2 OBS
occulte : Dont les symptômes restent cachés et non localisables. Affection, maladie occulte; cancer occulte. 3, record 14, French, - possibilit%C3%A9%20d%27helminthiase%20occulte
Record 14, Spanish
Record 14, Textual support, Spanish
Record 15 - internal organization data 1989-07-18
Record 15, English
Record 15, Subject field(s)
- Microbiology and Parasitology
Record 15, Main entry term, English
- parasitoid guild
1, record 15, English, parasitoid%20guild
correct
Record 15, Abbreviations, English
Record 15, Synonyms, English
Record 15, Textual support, English
Record number: 15, Textual support number: 1 OBS
guild. An old term for a group of plants in some way dependent upon other plants, as the epiphytes, saprophytes, parasites, or climbing vines. 2, record 15, English, - parasitoid%20guild
Record number: 15, Textual support number: 2 OBS
parasitoid. An organism with a mode of life intermediate between parasitism and predation; usually a species of hymenopteran in which the larva feeds within the living body of another organism eventually causing the death of the host. 3, record 15, English, - parasitoid%20guild
Record 15, French
Record 15, Domaine(s)
- Microbiologie et parasitologie
Record 15, Main entry term, French
- guilde de parasitoides
1, record 15, French, guilde%20de%20parasitoides
correct, proposal, feminine noun
Record 15, Abbreviations, French
Record 15, Synonyms, French
Record 15, Textual support, French
Record number: 15, Textual support number: 1 OBS
guilde. Un ensemble d'espèces taxonomiquement apparentées qui exploite localement un même type de ressources. 2, record 15, French, - guilde%20de%20parasitoides
Record number: 15, Textual support number: 2 OBS
parasitoide. Organisme qui, pendant une partie seulement de son existence, vit exclusivement aux dépens d'un autre organisme, qu'il ne détruit généralement que lorsque son propre développement est terminé mais qu'il rend parfois stérile. 3, record 15, French, - guilde%20de%20parasitoides
Record 15, Spanish
Record 15, Textual support, Spanish
Record 16 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 16, English
Record 16, Subject field(s)
- Plant Diseases
- Zoology
Record 16, Main entry term, English
- obligate parasitism 1, record 16, English, obligate%20parasitism
Record 16, Abbreviations, English
Record 16, Synonyms, English
Record 16, French
Record 16, Domaine(s)
- Maladies des plantes
- Zoologie
Record 16, Main entry term, French
- parasitisme obligatoire 1, record 16, French, parasitisme%20obligatoire
Record 16, Abbreviations, French
Record 16, Synonyms, French
Record 16, Textual support, French
Record 16, Spanish
Record 16, Textual support, Spanish
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