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Parameter: PARASITE_LIFE_CYCLE

Dataset: 
Parasite taxonomic and life cycle information
Parameter: 
sample description
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 sample_descrip
Short Description:
 sample description
Official Name:
 sample_descrip
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

text description of sample collected

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
PARASITE_LIFE_CYCLE
Supplied Units: 
unitless
Datatype: 
String
Conversion Necessary: 
no
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 

The life cycle category of the parasite used in the analyses of Dykman et al. (2023). "Direct" means the parasite species uses one host species to complete its life cycle and "Indirect" means the parasite species uses more than one host species to complete its life cycle.