What does exophage mean?
Exophage means (biology) Any parasite that feeds outside of its host.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(biology) Any parasite that feeds outside of its host.
These results corroborate our expectation of a stronger effect of host-plant phylogenetic isolation on endophage diversity than on exophage diversity.
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Exophage means (biology) Any parasite that feeds outside of its host.
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These results corroborate our expectation of a stronger effect of host-plant phylogenetic isolation on endophage diversity than on exophage diversity.
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