Parasitology Meets Ecology on Its Own Terms: Margolis et al. Revisited
1997/08/01 by Albert O. Bush, Kevin D. Lafferty, Jeffrey M. Lotz +1 · 7,872 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Environmental Science · #Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies #Biology #Demography #Ecology #Parasite Biology and Host Interactions #Parasitology #Plant and animal studies #Population #Population ecology #Sociology #Zoology
paper · doi:10.2307/3284227
published in Journal of Parasitology 83(4), 575 (American Society of Parasitologists)
openalex publication_date 1997/08/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/06
Abstract
We consider 27 population and community terms used frequently by parasitologists when describing the ecology of parasites. We provide suggestions for various terms in an attempt to foster consistent use and to make terms used in parasite ecology easier to interpret for those who study free-living organisms. We suggest strongly that authors, whether they agree or disagree with us, provide complete and unambiguous definitions for all parameters of their studies.
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