Biology of the Acanthocephala

D. W. T. Crompton, Brent B. Nickol (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

512 Seiten

1985
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-24674-3 (ISBN)

Infos

This volume was first published in 1985. A knowledge of this phylum of parasitic worms is essential for helminthologists and instructive for all research workers investigating the principles of parasitism. Each of the chapters is written by a specialist on the biology of the Acanthocephala. Systematics, functional morphology, feeding, nutrition, metabolism, reproduction, embryology, development, epizootiology, life-history patterns and population ecology are reviewed and analysed in detail; problems for further investigation are identified. Special features of the book include a taxonomic revision and list of valid species, anatomical illustrations and extensive tables covering morphological terms, host-parasite associations, life-history parameters and reproductive biology. The three indices (parasite, author and subject) and the comprehensive list of over a thousand references help the reader to use this major source of reference on a fascinating group of parasites.

Inhalt

1. Introduction Brent B. Nickol; 2. Anton Meyer D. W. T. Crompton; 3. Harley Jones Van Cleave: 40 years with the Acanthocephala Wilbur L. Bullock; 4. Classification Omar M. Amin; 5. Functional morphology Donald M. Miller and T. T. Dunagan; 6. Feeding, nutrition and metabolism Jane A. Starling; 7. Reproduction D. W. T. Crompton; 8. Development and life cycles Gerald D. Schmidt; 9. Epizootiology Brent B. Nickol; 10. Life history models A. P. Dobson and A. E. Keymer; 11. Regulation and dynamics of acanthocephalan populations C. R. Kennedy.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 28.11.1985
• Verlagsort: Cambridge
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 152 x 228 mm
• Gewicht: 1175 g
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie
• ISBN-10: 0-521-24674-1 / 0521246741
• ISBN-13: 978-0-521-24674-3 / 9780521246743
• Zustand: Neuware