Ecology of the Acanthocephala

C. R. Kennedy (University of Exeter)

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English

Cambridge University Press
19 July 2012

Ecological science, the Biosphere; Parasitology (non-medical); Animal ecology; Zoology: Invertebrates

Acanthocephalans, or spiny-headed worms, are endoparasites found in almost all marine, freshwater and terrestrial systems. They infect a huge range of definitive and intermediate hosts during their life cycles, including both vertebrates and arthropods. This volume, first published in 2006, examines the distribution and abundance of the Acanthocephala, and uses this ecological information to reveal the group's enormous survival success. It discusses how the acanthocephalans have evolved differently to all other groups of parasites, and represent a distinct and alternative pathway of parasite evolution and host parasite-interactions. Written for graduate students and researchers in parasitology, ecology and zoology or anyone interested in reading about parasite ecology and evolution.

By: C. R. Kennedy (University of Exeter)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 350g
ISBN: 9781107405301
ISBN 10: 1107405300
Pages: 260
Publication Date: 19 July 2012
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Ecology of the Acanthocephala

'The book has been produced with care, both by the author and the publisher, and is enjoyable to read … I can honestly recommend this book as a good read, more so because its raison d'être was not to promote yet another human pathogen but to express the intrinsically fascinating biology shown by this small, but not unassuming, group of parasites. In this it succeeds admirably.' Biologist