Like predation, parasitism is a type of consumer-resource interaction, but unlike predators, parasites, with the exception of parasitoids, are typically much smaller than their hosts, do not kill them, and often live in or on their hosts for an extended period. read more
Parasitism: Parasitism, relationship between two species of plants or animals in which one benefits at the expense of the other. read more
Parasitism definition, a relation between organisms in which one lives as a parasite on another. See more. read more