The Art of Being a Parasite

Claude Combes, Daniel Simberloff

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French

Chicago University Press
01 October 2005

Mathematics & Sciences; Parasitology (non-medical)

Parasites are a masterful work of evolutionary art. The tiny mite Histiostoma laboratorium, a parasite of Drosophila, 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 Lampsilis ventricosa undulate excitedly as they release their parasitic larval offspring, conning greedy predators in search of a tasty meal into hosting the parasite.

The Art of Being a Parasite 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 Parasitism, this book will be of interest to both scholars and nonspecialists in the fields of biodiversity, natural history, ecology, public health, and evolution.

By: Claude Combes
Translated by: Daniel Simberloff
Imprint: Chicago University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 23mm, Width: 17mm, Spine: 2mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9780226114385
ISBN 10: 0226114384
Pages: 280
Publication Date: 01 October 2005
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Claude Combes is professor of animal biology at the University of Perpignan and author of Parasitism: The Ecology and Evolution of Intimate Interactions, published by the University of Chicago Press. Daniel Simberloff is the Nancy Gore Hunger Professor of Environmental Studies at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Reviews for The Art of Being a Parasite

If you want to be introduced to the marvelous consequences of the evolution of parasites and their natural history, it would be difficult to find a more fascinating book. - Nature, on the French edition