Parasitism: the ecology and evolution of intimate interactions/ Claude Combes

By:

Combes, C. Claude Combes

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London: University of Chicago, 2001.Description: xiii, 728 p.: ill.; 23 cmISBN:

9780226114460

Subject(s):

Parasitism

LOC classification:

DUCE QL757.C61513

Summary: In Parasitism, Claude Combes explores the fascinating adaptations parasites have developed through their intimate interactions with their hosts. He begins with the biology of parasitestheir life cycles, habitats, and different types of associations with their hosts. Next he discusses genetic interactions between hosts and parasites, and he ends with a section on the community ecology of parasites and their role in the evolution of their hosts. Throughout the book Combes enlivens his discussion with a wealth of concrete examples of host-parasite interactions.

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In Parasitism, Claude Combes explores the fascinating adaptations parasites have developed through their intimate interactions with their hosts. He begins with the biology of parasitestheir life cycles, habitats, and different types of associations with their hosts. Next he discusses genetic interactions between hosts and parasites, and he ends with a section on the community ecology of parasites and their role in the evolution of their hosts. Throughout the book Combes enlivens his discussion with a wealth of concrete examples of host-parasite interactions.

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