Shedding light on the unseen world around us, Fur, Fleas, and Flukes reveals the role parasites play in shaping the lives of wild mammals.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Michael Stock is an associate professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at MacEwan University. His research focuses on the study of organisms that live inside and on other living things: parasites. He is the author of The Flying Zoo: Birds, Parasites, and the World They Share.
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Preface Acknowledgments Introduction: Of Wolves and Worms 1. Pinworms, Primates, and Porcupines: How Parasites Travelled the World 2. Stone Cold Killers: Trichinella in the Arctic 3. Who’s Your Daddy? Lice on Great Apes 4. Giants Crawl among Us: Giant Liver Flukes 5. Of Beetles and Beavers 6. Stranded Whales: A Fluke Accident? 7. How the Zebra Got Its Stripes 8. Ornaments and Parasites 9. The Night of the Vampire 10. Your Brain on Worms: Nature’s Biological Weapon 11. The Tale of the Tape: The World’s Longest Parasite 12. Death by Raccoon 13. Blood, Moths, and Tears 14. The Manchurian Parasite 15. A Ghost of a Chance 16. Sex and the Single Schistosome 17. The Trickster: Coyotes and Their Parasites 18. Fleas: The Inside Story Conclusion: The Greatest Show on Earth Index
Preface Acknowledgments Introduction: Of Wolves and Worms 1. Pinworms, Primates, and Porcupines: How Parasites Travelled the World 2. Stone Cold Killers: Trichinella in the Arctic 3. Who’s Your Daddy? Lice on Great Apes 4. Giants Crawl among Us: Giant Liver Flukes 5. Of Beetles and Beavers 6. Stranded Whales: A Fluke Accident? 7. How the Zebra Got Its Stripes 8. Ornaments and Parasites 9. The Night of the Vampire 10. Your Brain on Worms: Nature’s Biological Weapon 11. The Tale of the Tape: The World’s Longest Parasite 12. Death by Raccoon 13. Blood, Moths, and Tears 14. The Manchurian Parasite 15. A Ghost of a Chance 16. Sex and the Single Schistosome 17. The Trickster: Coyotes and Their Parasites 18. Fleas: The Inside Story Conclusion: The Greatest Show on Earth Index
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