Fur, Fleas, and Flukes
The Fascinating World of Parasites
$64.64
- Hardcover
326 pages
- Release Date
14 November 2024
Summary
Today, even if you live in a major city and seldom get a chance to visit national parks or wildlife reserves, you encounter wild mammals. On the inside and the outside of these animals exist an amazing diversity of living things: parasites. These parasites play crucial roles in the ecology, behaviour, and evolution of their wild mammal hosts.
In Fur, Fleas, and Flukes, parasitologist Michael Stock tells the stories of wild mammals – from armadillos to zebras – and the fascina…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781487509224 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1487509227 |
| Author: | Michael Stock |
| Publisher: | University of Toronto Press |
| Imprint: | Aevo UTP |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 326 |
| Release Date: | 14 November 2024 |
| Weight: | 500g |
| Dimensions: | 32mm x 152mm x 229mm |
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Critics Review
“This splendid book takes an enthusiastic, detail-rich, and easily digestible approach to describing the wonders of the parasitic lifestyle. The author applies his lifetime of experience studying and teaching the phenomenon of parasitism to convince even the most skeptical reader that the ‘loathsome and disgusting’ are, in fact, spectacularly biodiverse, wildly complex in their intimate ecological and evolutionary interactions with their hosts, and endlessly fascinating.”–Cameron P. Goater, Professor of Biological Sciences, University of Lethbridge
“This book is fascinating - I couldn’t put it down! A tale of ecology, evolution, and threats such as climate change, woven together into stories about parasites and their ecosystems that are both riveting and informative. This will be one of my top-recommended books to help others learn about the natural world from an engaging author.”–Jessica Haines, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, MacEwan University
“Michael Stock is a great storyteller and an artisanal writer. In Fur, Fleas, and Flukes, he leads readers along a path to heightened understanding and appreciation of hidden aspects of the visible world around us. His fresh look at very common things will leave you astounded at the roles of a wide range of parasites in shaping the world that they, and we, live in. Stock creates an integrated fabric woven with science, natural history, keen observation, and astute interpretation that illuminates hidden corners of nature that seldom see the light of day. His grasp of the subject matter and insights into the interconnected nature of wildlife will answer questions few others have even asked.”–Margo Pybus, Wildlife Parasitologist and Provincial Wildlife Disease Specialist, Alberta Fish and Wildlife
Michael Stock
Michael Stock is an associate professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at MacEwan University. His research focuses on the study of organisms that live inside and on other living things: parasites. He is the author of The Flying Zoo: Birds, Parasites, and the World They Share.
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