Distinguishing features of grazers
- the interaction is a short period of time of the grazers lifespan
- interaction does not generally result oin death of host
it may interact with many hosts during it's lifetime in a single feeding bout
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An organism that feeds on parts of, several or many hosts during its
lifetime and causes some detrimental effects on the fitness of its hosts
excluding immediate death (eg. insects+plants, vampire bats and biting
flies, starfish and corals).
Distinguishing features of grazers
it may interact with many hosts during it's lifetime in a single feeding bout |