Parasitology: A Conceptual Approach

ISBN-13: 9780367228873 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 634 str.

Eric S. Loker; Bruce V. Hofkin

Opis

This text offers a timely overview of the eukaryotic parasites affecting human health and the health of animals and plants. It offers a broadly encompassing, integrative view of the phenomenon of parasitism and of the remarkable diversity of the world’s parasites. This second edition has been thoroughly updated on all aspects of parasitism

Spis treści

1. An Introduction to Parasitism. 2. An Overview of Parasite Diversity. 3. The Parasite’s Way of Life. 4. Host Defense and Parasite Evasion. 5. Parasite vs. Host: Pathology and Disease. 6. The Ecology of Parasitism. 7. The Evolutionary Biology of Parasitism. 8. Parasites and Conservation Biology. 9. The Challenge of Parasite Control. 10. The Future of Parasitology. The Rogues' Gallery: Protozoa; Platyhelminths; Nematodes; Arthropods