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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > ecology > trophic relationships > parasitism > social parasitism > inquilinism
Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment > ecology > trophic relationships > parasitism > social parasitism > inquilinism
Animals, Livestock, One Health > insect sociobiology > social parasitism > inquilinism
Fields of Study > sociobiology > insect sociobiology > social parasitism > inquilinism
Fields of Study > ecology > trophic relationships > symbiosis > commensalism > inquilinism
Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment > ecology > trophic relationships > symbiosis > commensalism > inquilinism
Preferred Term:

inquilinism

Definition:
A commensal relationship in which the inquiline species acts as a social parasite of the host species, often living in the nest or depositing eggs in galls formed by other insects.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
social parasitism, commensalism
Entry Terms:
  • inquilines
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/28124
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