Parasitism/ the diversity and ecology of animal parasites
Bush,Albert O.
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- Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001.
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Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Immunological, pathological and biochemical aspects of parasitism; 3. The protozoa; 4. Platyhelminthes: the flatworms; 5. Nematoda: the roundworms; 6. Acanthocephala: the thorny-headed worms; 7. Pentastomida: the tongue worms; 8. The arthropoda; 9. Parasitism in other metazoan groups; 10. Population concepts; 11. Factors infuencing parasite populations; 12. Influence of parasites on host populations; 13. From reproduction and transmission to colonization; 14. Communities of parasites; 15. Biogeographical aspects; 16. Evolutionary aspects; Glossary; Index.