Claim · #6493669
Cochliomyia hominivorax · parasitism · Odocoileus virginianus
parasitism · effect: harmful
parasiteOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“white-tailed deer populations, which were partly regulated by the parasite”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Page
- 589
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Cochliomyia hominivorax as a myiasis-causing parasite of white-tailed deer with population-regulating effects is biologically well-documented; source quote directly supports the structured fields.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Cochliomyia hominivorax causes obligate myiasis in warm-blooded hosts including deer; population-regulatory role pre-eradication is biologically consistent and supported by the source quote.”
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