Parasites and the Behavior of Animals

by Janice Moore

Book Overview

When a parasite invades an ant, does the ant behave like other ants? Maybe not-and if it doesn't, who, if anyone, benefits from the altered behaviors? The parasite? The ant? Parasites and the Behavior of Animals shows that parasite-induced behavioral alterations are more common than we might realize, and it places these alterations in an evolutionary and ecological context. Emphasizing eukaryotic parasites, the book examines the adaptive nature of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195146530
• ISBN13: 9780195146530
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 338 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.3"