The parasite is commonly called «heartworm» because the adult
reproductive stage of its life cycle resides primarily in the pulmonary artery of its host where it can live for many years.
Not exact matches
Their short
life span and fast
reproductive rate, makes it possible to investigate biological processes in many subjects, at all
stages of the
life cycle.
That
stage of the parasite's
life -
cycle is 100 % dependent on cat - physiology as its primary
reproductive host.