{"product_id":"the-art-of-being-a-parasite-paperback","title":"The Art of Being a Parasite - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eClaude Combes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eParasites are a masterful work of evolutionary art. The tiny mite \u003ci\u003eHistiostoma laboratorium\u003c\/i\u003e, a parasite of \u003ci\u003eDrosophila\u003c\/i\u003e, launches itself, in an incredible display of evolutionary engineering, like a surface-to-air missile at a fruit fly far above its head. Gravid mussels such as \u003ci\u003eLampsilis ventricosa\u003c\/i\u003e undulate excitedly as they release their parasitic larval offspring, conning greedy predators in search of a tasty meal into hosting the parasite. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Being a Parasite\u003c\/i\u003e is an extensive collection of these and other wonderful and weird stories that illuminate the ecology and evolution of interactions between species. Claude Combes illustrates what it means to be a parasite by considering every stage of its interactions, from invading to reproducing and leaving the host. An accessible and engaging follow-up to Combes's \u003ci\u003eParasitism\u003c\/i\u003e, this book will be of interest to both scholars and nonspecialists in the fields of biodiversity, natural history, ecology, public health, and evolution.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClaude Combes\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of animal biology at the University of Perpignan and author of \u003ci\u003eParasitism: The Ecology and Evolution of Intimate Interactions\u003c\/i\u003e, published by the University of Chicago Press. \u003cb\u003eDaniel Simberloff\u003c\/b\u003e is the Nancy Gore Hunger Professor of Environmental Studies at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 9.1 x 6.08 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42039395188816,"sku":"9780226114385","price":79.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9540\/0016\/files\/REdVc1FoaGJEc3RIMVNQRUh1M1Y1UT09.webp?v=1771841502","url":"https:\/\/palm-malen-gift-shop-pmrc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-art-of-being-a-parasite-paperback","provider":"Palm Malen Gift Shop -PMRC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}