Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Dec 21, 2015Follow-up q, why is parasitism so rare phenomenon in mammals? (vampire bats are the only clear example, human candidates are all debatable)31
Durchlass Kilometer 5,698@emareaf·Dec 21, 2015Replying to @vgr@vgr Aren't most parasites smaller than the smallest mammal?23
Sister Sarah@sarahdoingthing·Dec 21, 2015Replying to @vgr@vgr @emareaf body mass but more importantly energy requirements - there are almost no vertebrate parasites at all, even fewer endotherms14