Psychiatry and Psychology

Host-Seeking Behavior

Searching behavior by parasitic or commensal organisms, to find animals or plants that are a source of nourishment and habitation.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Searching behavior by parasitic or commensal organisms, to find animals or plants that are a source of nourishment and habitation.

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Synonyms

19 entry terms
  • Host Seeking Behavior
  • Host-Finding Behavior
  • Host-Searching Behavior
  • Behavior, Host Seeking
  • Behavior, Host-Finding
  • Behavior, Host-Searching
  • Behavior, Host-Seeking
  • Behaviors, Host Seeking
  • Behaviors, Host-Finding
  • Behaviors, Host-Searching
  • Behaviors, Host-Seeking
  • Host Finding Behavior
  • Host Searching Behavior
  • Host Seeking Behaviors
  • Host-Finding Behaviors
  • Host-Searching Behaviors
  • Host-Seeking Behaviors
  • Seeking Behavior, Host
  • Seeking Behaviors, Host

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Aspects Covered

5 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, drug effects, ethics, physiology, radiation effects.

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History Note

2017

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. F01.145.113w.111.527
  2. G16.559

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Host-Seeking Behavior. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000072777. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000072777
  2. Host-Seeking Behavior. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22294917