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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Janice Moore (Professor of Biology, Professor of Biology, Colorado State University)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.478kg ISBN: 9780195146530ISBN 10: 0195146530 Pages: 326 Publication Date: 21 February 2002 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviews... a gripping account of the sometimes spectacular behavioural ( and morphological) alterations caused by parasites ... Everyone with a general interest in biology who can still be amazed by the awesome power of natural selection should look at this book. NATURE """Her book is a gripping account of the sometimes spectacular behavioural (and morphological) alterations caused by parasites. ... Moore's writing is witty and conveys the flavour of her deep interest in beasts that most people like to avoid. ... the book is a pleasant read (even though some examples can send chills up your spine), a highly stimulating survey of the field, and certainly a reference for years to come. Everyone with a general interest in biology who can still be amazed by the awesome power of natural selection should look at this book.""--Nature ""A grasshopper, says Moore (biology, Colorado State U.), is not always truly a grasshopper, nor an ant an ant. After briefly reviewing the lives that parasites live, she explores the idea that there are behavioral as well as physiological components to transmission, susceptibility, survival, and recovery. She focuses on the eukaryotic endoparasites helminths and protista.""--SciTech Book News ""Her book is a gripping account of the sometimes spectacular behavioural (and morphological) alterations caused by parasites. ... Moore's writing is witty and conveys the flavour of her deep interest in beasts that most people like to avoid. ... the book is a pleasant read (even though some examples can send chills up your spine), a highly stimulating survey of the field, and certainly a reference for years to come. Everyone with a general interest in biology who can still be amazed by the awesome power of natural selection should look at this book.""--Nature" Her book is a gripping account of the sometimes spectacular behavioural (and morphological) alterations caused by parasites. ... Moore's writing is witty and conveys the flavour of her deep interest in beasts that most people like to avoid. ... the book is a pleasant read (even though some examples can send chills up your spine), a highly stimulating survey of the field, and certainly a reference for years to come. Everyone with a general interest in biology who can still be amazed by the awesome power of natural selection should look at this book. --Nature A grasshopper, says Moore (biology, Colorado State U.), is not always truly a grasshopper, nor an ant an ant. After briefly reviewing the lives that parasites live, she explores the idea that there are behavioral as well as physiological components to transmission, susceptibility, survival, and recovery. She focuses on the eukaryotic endoparasites helminths and protista. --SciTech Book News Her book is a gripping account of the sometimes spectacular behavioural (and morphological) alterations caused by parasites. ... Moore's writing is witty and conveys the flavour of her deep interest in beasts that most people like to avoid. ... the book is a pleasant read (even though some examples can send chills up your spine), a highly stimulating survey of the field, and certainly a reference for years to come. Everyone with a general interest in biology who can still be amazed by the awesome power of natural selection should look at this book. --Nature Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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