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Behavioral immune system and Parasitism

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Difference between Behavioral immune system and Parasitism

Behavioral immune system vs. Parasitism

The behavioral immune system is a phrase coined by the psychological scientist Mark Schaller to refer to a suite of psychological mechanisms that allow individual organisms to detect the potential presence of disease-causing parasites in their immediate environment, and to engage in behaviors that prevent contact with those objects and individuals. In evolutionary biology, parasitism is a relationship between species, where one organism, the parasite, lives on or in another organism, the host, causing it some harm, and is adapted structurally to this way of life.

Similarities between Behavioral immune system and Parasitism

Behavioral immune system and Parasitism have 1 thing in common (in Unionpedia): Immune system.

Immune system

The immune system is a host defense system comprising many biological structures and processes within an organism that protects against disease.

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Behavioral immune system and Parasitism Comparison

Behavioral immune system has 16 relations, while Parasitism has 394. As they have in common 1, the Jaccard index is 0.24% = 1 / (16 + 394).

References

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