Abstract
Arthropod and helminth parasites are classified together as macroparasites on the basis of ecological similarities (Anderson and May 1979). The relationship between each group and its host species for such parameters as ratio of body size, intrinsic population growth rate, life span and the pathological significance of their interaction are comparable but significantly different from microparasites (viruses, bacteria, protozoans) and parasitoids.
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Petney, T.N., Horak, I.G. (1997). The Community Structure of Ticks on Kudu, Tragelaphus strepsiceros, in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. In: Dettner, K., Bauer, G., Völkl, W. (eds) Vertical Food Web Interactions. Ecological Studies, vol 130. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60725-7_6
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