Parasite Adaptation to Environmental Constraints (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521005005)

Parasites experience two environments; one reflecting external conditions, the other created by the living host. The constraints imposed by these environments provide an avenue into the rich diversity of parasitology. Papers review familiar and unfamiliar extreme physical conditions from low temperatures and desiccation to the powerful water currents faced by some fish parasites. The environment created by the host and parasite adaptation to host immunity is covered in several papers, including immune evasion, host-switching, and the effect of parasites on the evolution of immunity.

Author: R. C. Tinsley
ISBN-10: 0521005000
ISBN-13: 9780521005005
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 10/28/2002
Pages: 152
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 11.60h x 8.20w x 0.30d