Parasites
The Inside Story
$43.37
- Hardcover
224 pages
- Release Date
31 March 2023
Summary
An exciting look at the essential roles that parasites play in Earth’s ecosystems.
This book looks at the weird and wonderful world of parasites, the most abundant form of life on Earth. Parasites come in all forms and sizes and inhabit every free-living organism. Parasitism is now, and always has been, a way to survive under changing environmental conditions. From arctic oceans to tropical forests, Scott Gardner, Judy Diamond, and Gabor Racz investigate how parasites…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780691206875 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0691206872 |
| Author: | Scott Lyell Gardner, Judy Diamond, Gabor R. Rácz, Brenda Lee |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press |
| Imprint: | Princeton University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 31 March 2023 |
| Weight: | 494g |
| Dimensions: | 24mm x 163mm x 242mm |
Critics Review
“A well-organized, -researched, and -illustrated overview of the parasitic world.” —Tina Panik, Library Journal
“A well-organized, -researched, and -illustrated overview of the parasitic world.”—Tina Panik, Library Journal
”[An] approachable and often fascinating primer on the subject.”—Jerome Groopman, The New Yorker
”[A] fascinating book… . you won’t look at parasites in the same way again.”—Gege Li, New Scientist
”[A] world-ranging study.”—Andrew Robinson, Nature
“Engrossing and well-illustrated… .A very readable, interesting, and well-presented introduction to the often overlooked evolutionary and ecological aspects of host-parasite interactions”—Leon Vlieger, The Inquisitive Biologist
“Recommended.”—D.A. Brass, Choice
“The stories narrated by Gardner et al. are truly informative… . [If] you are looking for a new way to explore the planet, look no further than the microscopic, and sometimes macroscopic, world of parasites.”—Francisco C. Ferreira, The Quarterly Review of Biology
Scott Lyell Gardner
Scott L. Gardner is curator of parasites in the H. W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology at the University of Nebraska State Museum and professor of biological sciences at the University of NebraskaLincoln.
Judy Diamond is professor and curator at the University of Nebraska State Museum and professor of libraries at the University of NebraskaLincoln. Her books include Kea, Bird of Paradox; Concealing Coloration in Animals; and Thinking Like a Parrot.
Gabor Racz is a parasitologist and collection manager in the H. W. Manter Laboratory at the University of Nebraska State Museum.
Brenda Lee is a graphic artist with degrees in graphic design from the University of Nebraska and illustration design from One Academy in Penang, Malaysia.
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