Parasitism : the diversity and ecology of animal parasites /

Parasitism : the diversity and ecology of animal parasites / Albert O. Bush ... [et al.] - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, [2001 - ix, 566 p. : ill.. ; 26 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index

Introduction -- Immunological, pathological and biochemical aspects of parasitism -- The Protozoa -- Platyhelminthes: the flatworms -- Nematoda: the roundworms -- Acanthocephala: the thorny-headed worms -- Pentastomida: the tongue worms -- The arthropoda -- Parasitism in other metazoan groups -- Population concepts -- Factors influencing parasite populations -- Influence of parasites on host populations -- Form reproduction and transmission of colonization -- Communities of parasites -- Biogeographical aspects -- Evolutionary aspects

In this textbook, parasitism is described as an ecological relationship. All the major groups of animal parasites are described, who they are and how they live.

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