Parasites : Tales of Humanity's Most Unwelcome Guests /

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Hidden away within living tissues, parasites are all around us--and inside us. Yet, despite their unsavory characteristics, as we find in this compulsively readable book, parasites have played an enormous role in civilizations through time and around the globe. Parasites: Tales of Humanity's Mo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Drisdelle, Rosemary, 1959-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2010.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Parasites.
Host-parasite relationships.
NATURE > Animals > General.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > General.
Relations hôte-parasite.
Parasites > Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
Host-Parasite Interactions
Parasites > Popular works.
Popular works.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; AUTHOR'S NOTE; INTRODUCTION; ONE: AMBUSH; TWO: MARKET OF PERIL; THREE: DRINKING-WATER ADVISORY; FOUR: ILLEGAL ALIENS; FIVE: PARASITES IN CONTROL; SIX: IN THE HOUSE OF MIRRORS; SEVEN: THE PARASITE FELONIES; EIGHT: EMERGING PARASITES; NINE: PARASITE EXTINCTION; EPILOGUE; NOTES; SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY AND ADDITIONAL READING; INDEX.

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