Coevolution of life on hosts :: integrating ecology and history /

For most, the mere mention of lice forces an immediate hand to the head and recollection of childhood experiences with nits, medicated shampoos and traumatic haircuts. But for a certain breed of biologist, lice make for fascinating scientific fodder, especially enlightening in the study of coevoluti...

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Main Authors: Clayton, Dale H. (Author), Bush, Sarah Elizabeth (Author), Johnson, Kevin P. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2016.
Series:Interspecific interactions.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:For most, the mere mention of lice forces an immediate hand to the head and recollection of childhood experiences with nits, medicated shampoos and traumatic haircuts. But for a certain breed of biologist, lice make for fascinating scientific fodder, especially enlightening in the study of coevolution. In this book, three leading experts on host-parasite relationships demonstrate how the stunning coevolution that occurs between such species in microevolutionary, or ecological, time generates clear footprints in macroevolutionary, or historical, time.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780226302300
022630230X

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