hyperparasitoid
English
Etymology
hyper- + parasitoid
Noun
hyperparasitoid (plural hyperparasitoids)
- A secondary parasitoid, developing or subsisting on another parasitoid.
- 2015 August 14, “Aphid Parasitoid Mothers Don't Always Know Best through the Whole Host Selection Process”, in PLOS ONE, DOI: :
- Explanations for the mismatch between mother preference and host suitability can include threat of hyperparasitoids, host defence, and learning of plant-host complex cues.
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