Parasitism : the diversity and ecology of animal parasites /

Reflecting the enormous advances made in the field over the past ten years, this text synthesizes the latest developments in the ecology and evolution of animal parasites against a backdrop of parallel advances in parasite systematics, biodiversity and life cycles. This second edition has been thoro...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Goater, Timothy M., 1959- (Author), Goater, Cameron P. (Author), Esch, Gerald W. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
Edition:Second edition.
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Table of Contents:
  • List of boxes
  • Foreword / John C. Holmes
  • Immunological aspects of parasitism
  • Protista : the unicellular eukaryotes
  • Microsporida : the intracellular fungi
  • Myxozoa : the spore-forming cnidarians
  • Platyhelminthes : the flatworms
  • Acanthocephala : the thorny-headed worms
  • Nematoda : the roundworms
  • Nematomorpha : the horsehair worms
  • Pentastomida : the tongue worms
  • Arthropoda : the joint-legged animals
  • Parasite population ecology
  • Parasite community ecology
  • Parasite biogeography and phylogeography
  • Effects of parasites on their hosts : from individuals to ecosystems
  • Evolution of host-parasite interactions
  • Environmental parasitology : parasites as bioindicators of ecosystem health
  • Glossary.