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The art of being a parasite/

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London: University of Chicago, 2005.Description: 291 p.: ill.; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780226114385
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • DUCE QL757.C614513
Summary: Parasites are a masterful work of evolutionary art. The tiny mite Histiostoma laboratorium, a parasite of Drosophila, launches itself, in an incredible display of evolutionary engineering, like a surface-to-air missile at a fruit fly far above its head. Gravid mussels such as Lampsilis ventricosa undulate excitedly as they release their parasitic larval offspring, conning greedy predators in search of a tasty meal into hosting the parasite.
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Books DUCE LIBRARY Science: Shelf QK11.W55 – QM551.P3 Science Collection DUCE QL757.C614513 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 4 Available 000000015150
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Parasites are a masterful work of evolutionary art. The tiny mite Histiostoma laboratorium, a parasite of Drosophila, launches itself, in an incredible display of evolutionary engineering, like a surface-to-air missile at a fruit fly far above its head. Gravid mussels such as Lampsilis ventricosa undulate excitedly as they release their parasitic larval offspring, conning greedy predators in search of a tasty meal into hosting the parasite.

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