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Evolutionary parasitology : the integrated study of infections, immunology, ecology, and genetics /

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Parasites are among the most serious threats for any organism. This book brings together the knowledge from different fields and traces the basic ecological and evolutionary principles behind the eternal and momentous struggle between hosts and their parasites and how we understand it today.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schmid-Hempel, Paul (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Series:Oxford biology.
Subjects:
Host-parasite relationships.
Biology.
Diseases.
Life sciences.
Physical sciences.
Parasitology.
Parasitic diseases.
Parasites.
Biology
Disease
Invertebrates
Host-Pathogen Interactions
Animals
Biological Phenomena
Biological Science Disciplines
Eukaryota
Natural Science Disciplines
Organisms.
Phenomena and Processes.
Disciplines and Occupations.
Parasitology
Parasitic Diseases
Host-Parasite Interactions
Parasites
Relations hôte-parasite.
Biologie.
Maladies.
Sciences de la vie.
Sciences physiques.
Parasitologie.
Maladies parasitaires.
biology.
biological sciences.
physical sciences.
Physical sciences
Parasitic diseases
Life sciences
Diseases
Host-parasite relationships
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Parasites are among the most serious threats for any organism. This book brings together the knowledge from different fields and traces the basic ecological and evolutionary principles behind the eternal and momentous struggle between hosts and their parasites and how we understand it today.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xviii, 516 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 435-498) and indexes.
ISBN:019177474X
9780191774744