[The] Art of being a parasite/ [by] Claude Combes ; translated by Daniel Simberloff.

By:

Combes, Claude

Contributor(s):

Simberloff, Daniel [translator]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Original language: French Publication details: Chicago: University of Chicago Press, c2005.Description: 291 p.: ill.; 23 cmISBN:

9780226114385 (pbk.):

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

23 rd 577.857 COM/A

LOC classification:

QL757 .C614513 2005

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Summary: The Art of Being a Parasite is an extensive collection of bizarre and breathtaking stories that illuminate the ecology and evolution of relationships between species. Claude Combes illustrates what it means to be a parasite by considering every stage of its interactions, from invading to reproducing to leaving the host. A follow-up to Combes's Parasitism, this book will be of interest to both scholars and nonspecialists in the fields of biodiversity, natural history, ecology, public health, and evolution.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Reference Book	Transit Campus Biology	577.857 COM (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		002303

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Art of Being a Parasite is an extensive collection of bizarre and breathtaking stories that illuminate the ecology and evolution of relationships between species. Claude Combes illustrates what it means to be a parasite by considering every stage of its interactions, from invading to reproducing to leaving the host. A follow-up to Combes's Parasitism, this book will be of interest to both scholars and nonspecialists in the fields of biodiversity, natural history, ecology, public health, and evolution.

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