Parasitic Crustacea - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Parasitic Crustacea write by Nico J. Smit. This book was released on 2019-07-04. Parasitic Crustacea available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book offers the first comprehensive review of parasitic Crustacea, which are among the most successful and diverse parasites. Starting with an introductory chapter, followed by an historic overview and topic-specific chapters, each presenting a different aspect of parasitic crustacean biology, it enables readers to gain a better understanding of how these parasites function and allows direct comparisons between the different parasitic crustacean groups. The authors also discuss, in depth, the adaptations and interactions that have made parasitic Crustacea as successful as they are today, covering topics ranging from the history of their discovery, their biodiversity, phylogeny, evolution and life strategies to their role as vectors, or hosts of other organisms, and their significance in ecological processes. Consisting of ten chapters from leading international experts in the field, this volume offers a one-stop resource for all researchers, lecturers, students and practitioners.
Parasitology Reprints: Parasites of Crustacea
Parasitology Reprints: Parasites of Crustacea - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Parasitology Reprints: Parasites of Crustacea write by . This book was released on 1928. Parasitology Reprints: Parasites of Crustacea available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Marine Parasitology
Marine Parasitology - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Marine Parasitology write by Klaus Rohde. This book was released on 2005-09-13. Marine Parasitology available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This comprehensive, authoritative and up-to-date work provides the definitive overview of marine parasites worldwide. It is an invaluable reference for students and researchers in parasitology and marine biology and will also be of interest to ecologists, aquaculturists and invertebrate biologists. Initial chapters review the diversity and basic biology of the different groups of marine parasites, discussing their morphology, life cycles, infection mechanisms and effects on hosts. The ecology and importance of marine parasites are discussed in the second part of the book, where contributions investigate behavioural and ecological aspects of parasitism and discuss the evolution and zoogeography of marine parasites. In addition, the economic, environmental and medical significance of these organisms is outlined, particularly their importance in aquaculture and their effects on marine mammals and birds. Written by an international team of contributors, the emphasis is on a thorough grounding in marine parasitology combined with reviews of novel concepts and cutting-edge research.
Leeches, Lice and Lampreys
Leeches, Lice and Lampreys - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Leeches, Lice and Lampreys write by Graham C. Kearn. This book was released on 2007-11-05. Leeches, Lice and Lampreys available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Many different kinds of animals have adopted a parasitic life style on the skin and gills of marine and freshwater fishes, including protozoans, flatworms, leeches, a range of crustaceans and even some vertebrates (lampreys). There is a parasitic barnacle, described first in the 19th century by Charles Darwin, fish lice that change sex and bivalve molluscs parasitic only when young. This book explores for the first time in one volume, the remarkable biology of these little known and frequently bizarre animals. The following closely interwoven themes are considered for each group of parasites: how they find their hosts, how they attach, feed and reproduce, the damage they inflict and how the host’s immune system retaliates. Based on the British fauna, but extending where appropriate to examples from North America, Australia and elsewhere, the book is essential reading, not just for the professional parasitologist, but also for anyone interested in fishes and in this neglected field of British natural history. With the enquiring naturalist in mind, terms and concepts are explained as they arise, backed up by a glossary, and the text is liberally illustrated. An introductory chapter on fish biology sets the scene and common fish names are used throughout, as well as scientific names.
Parasite Rex
Parasite Rex - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Parasite Rex write by Carl Zimmer. This book was released on 2001-11-09. Parasite Rex available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. IMAGINE A WORLD WHERE parasites control the minds of their hosts, sending them to their destruction. IMAGINE A WORLD WHERE parasites are masters of chemical warfare and camouflage, able to cloak themselves with their hosts' own molecules. IMAGINE A WORLD WHERE parasites steer the course of evolution, where the majority of species are parasites. WELCOME TO EARTH. For centuries, parasites have lived in nightmares, horror stories, and in the darkest shadows of science. Yet these creatures are among the world's most successful and sophisticated organisms. In Parasite Rex, Carl Zimmer deftly balances the scientific and the disgusting as he takes readers on a fantastic voyage. Traveling from the steamy jungles of Costa Rica to the fetid parasite haven of southern Sudan, Zimmer graphically brings to life how parasites can change DNA, rewire the brain, make men more distrustful and women more outgoing, and turn hosts into the living dead. This thorough, gracefully written book brings parasites out into the open and uncovers what they can teach us about the most fundamental survival tactics in the universe.
