The Biology of Parasites

This book provides the first review devoted to parasites of domestic cattle and sheep. It considers the impact of parasites, both as individual spe...

IN THIS REISSUED PAPERBACK EDITION WITH A NEW EPILOGUE, CARL ZIMMER REVEALS THE POWER, DANGER, AND BEAUTY OF PARASITES. For centuries, parasites ha...

Parasites are a major issue affecting animal health, welfare, and economic productivity. This book, designed to help you study anywhere, with any a...

Most people regard lice with disgust, but we are fascinated by fleas, even considering them to be "cute"-they are the panda bears of the flying zoo...

DescriptionWith its iconic appearance and historic popular appeal, the giraffe is the world's tallest living terrestrial animal and the largest rum...

The variety of the mycological world is far greater than most people imagine. Tens of thousands of fungal species have been described and many more...

How complex systems theory sheds new light on the adaptive dynamics of viral populationsViruses are everywhere, infecting all sorts of living organ...

Reducere. Named for the rainbow-like sheen cast by their scales, rainbow boas (Epicrates spp.) are among the most beautiful snakes in the world. In fact, bec...

Reducere. Unlike other books on epidemics, which either focus on the science behind how microbes cause disease or tell first-person accounts of one particula...