A Review of Host-Parasite Relationships
N. Ukibe Solomon, I. Mbanugo James, N. Obi-Okaro Alphonsus, R. Ukibe Nkiruka
Annual Research & Review in Biology · pp. 372–384 · Published 5 Nov 2014
10.9734/ARRB/2015/10263Abstract
Host parasite relationships result from prolonged associations between organisms living in a given environment. The nature and extent of the association will determine the type of relationship existing between the co-habiting organisms. Host-parasite associations usually give rise to four main relationships namely parasitism, mutualism, commensalism and phoresis.Host
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