Authors:K. Darwin Murrell, Bernard Fried,
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: parasites, borne, world, class, plant, fish, parasitic, zoonoses, food
Number of Pages: 436
Published: 2007-09-25
List price: $199.00
ISBN-10: 0387713573
ISBN-13: 9780387713571
The food-borne parasites discussed in this book are infections of animals which are transmissible to humans and constitute an important component of the Neglected Tropical Diseases (The World Health Organization). The increasing recognition of the public health significance of these zoonoses, their complicated links to poverty, agricultural intensification, environmental degradation, and the lack of appropriate tools for their control was the inspiration behind this book. In the past these diseases were limited to populations living in low- and middle-income countries, but the geographical lim
Author: Travis Roberso
Publisher: Lulu.com
Keywords: parasites
Number of Pages: 201
Published: 2008-08-20
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 1435758072
ISBN-13: 9781435758070
Author: M. V. K. Sukhdeo
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Keywords: parasitology, behaviour, parasites
Number of Pages: 158
Published: 1995-02-09
List price: $89.99
ISBN-10: 0521485428
ISBN-13: 9780521485425
Parasitology is an important specialist journal covering the latest advances in the subject. It publishes original papers on all aspects of parasitology and host-parasite relationships, ranging from the latest discoveries in biochemical and molecular biology to ecology and epidemiology in the context of medical, veterinary and biological sciences. Each year, the proceedings of the symposia of the British Society for Parasitology are published as a supplement. An additional specially commissioned supplement is also included annually. This volume takes an in depth look at parasitic behaviour.
Author: Ian Irvine
Publisher: iUniverse, Inc.
Keywords: parasites, dust, dream
Number of Pages: 264
Published: 2003-09-23
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 0595290167
ISBN-13: 9780595290161
The year is 2011 and Samuel Elmsmore is adrift in the universe. After a series of breakdowns he awakens as a virtual prisoner in a hostel for the mentally ill. HeÂ’s estranged from his family and friends, and is jobless after an unfortunate incident with an axe. HeÂ’s also lost much of his memory and sense of identity and is about to learn that the government is monitoring him as a suspected terrorist. As he wanders the streets of a vast metropolis, the ghouls of his past start to merge with the nightmare creatures of a society turned predatory. He encounters a surreal band of activis
Author: R. Poulin
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Keywords: parasitology, systems, marine, parasites
Number of Pages: 216
Published: 2004-05-24
List price: $80.00
ISBN-10: 0521534127
ISBN-13: 9780521534123
The sea is host to most of the Earth’s biodiversity. However, in the case of parasites and their hosts, little is known of the interactions among the organisms. This important volume covers many aspects of these interactions, including the co-evolution and biogeography of different marine systems, and their applied impact on commercially important host species. Topics discussed include species interactions in such well-studied systems as larval trematodes in gastropods and ectoparasites on fish. The effects of parasites in ecosystems extend to commercial, economic concerns, particularly
Author: M R Siddiqi
Publisher: CABI
Keywords: insects, plants, parasites, tylenchida
Number of Pages: 864
Published: 2001-02-15
List price: $285.00
ISBN-10: 0851992021
ISBN-13: 9780851992020
The increasing use of integrated crop management, often requiring a reduction in the reliance upon chemical control, means that the need to rapidly identify pest nematodes has never been greater. This second edition of this standard reference work familiar to all plant nematologists is therefore even more useful than its predecessor published in 1986.The in-depth description of the life histories of the genera of the Tylenchida have been retained and brought up-to-date through the inclusion of all the research carried out between the publication of the last edition and this new edition. This e
Author: Jay P. Farrell
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: parasites, class, world, leishmania
Number of Pages: 208
Published: 2002-05-31
List price: $239.00
ISBN-10: 1402070365
ISBN-13: 9781402070365
Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Text written to supplement more formal texts covering taxonomy, life cycles, morphology, vector distribution, symptoms, and treatment. Integrates vector, pathogen, and host biology and celebrates the diversity of approaches comprising modern parasitological research.
