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050			_aDUCE QL757.C614513
100			_aCombes, C. _q Claude Combes
245			_aThe art of being a parasite/
260			_aLondon: _bUniversity of Chicago, _c2005.
300			_a291 p.: _bill.; _c23 cm.
500			_aincludes Bibliographical references, glossary and index
520			_aParasites 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.
650			_2Science _aParasites
650			_2Science _aParasitism
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