BIO2242 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Trematoda, Coevolution, Parasitism
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It more time it spends displaying, it has a higher reproductive success (males) Life cycles: periodical cicadas: semelparous = die after taking first breath. Because they have so many numbers, any predators that come along can"t attack them. A change in resource availability/quality can lead to a change in life history strategy within a species. Types of parasite: parasitoid = eggs are laid inside the host, host is still alive, but the host is eaten from the inside. Leech have chemicals that keeps the blood flowing. Always kill its host lives inside the host"s body has a larger body size than the host. Does not live in an environment that is moderated by the host.
