The suffix -phoresis means `migration`: ...
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[biology] In biology, the term phoresis is an inter-species biological interaction in ecology and refers to a form of symbiosis where the symbiont, termed as the phoront, is mechanically transported by its host. Neither organism is physiologically dependent on the other. Examples may be found in the arthropods associated with sloths. The co...
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The usage by one animal of another soley as a means of transport, i.e
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Synonym: electrophoresis. ... 2. A biological association in which one organism is transported by another, as in the attachment of the eggs of Dermatobia hominis, a human and cattle botfly, to the legs of a mosquito, which transports them to the human, cattle, or other host in which the botfly larvae can develop. ... Synonym: epizoic commensalism, ...
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A form of symbiosis when the symbiont, the phoront, is mechanically carried about by its host. Neither is physiologically dependent on the other.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: fō-rē′sis Definitions: 1. A biologic association in which one organism is transported by another, as in the attachment of the eggs of Dermatobia hominis, a human and cattle botfly, to the legs of a mosquito, which transports them to the human, cattle, or other host in which the botfly larvae can develop. Sy...
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phoresis A symbiotic relationship in which one organism is transported by another; such as, the hypopus nymph of certain mites, which is adapted to clinging to arthropods or mammals for transport.
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(also phoresy) a form of symbiosis when the symbiont, the phoront, is mechanically carried about by its host. Neither is physiologically dependent on the other.
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