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"A well-organized, -researched, and -illustrated overview of the parasitic world."---Tina Panik, Library Journal
"[An] approachable and often fascinating primer on the subject."---Jerome Groopman, The New Yorker
"[A] fascinating book. . . . you won’t look at parasites in the same way again."---Gege Li, New Scientist
"[A] world-ranging study."---Andrew Robinson, Nature
"Engrossing and well-illustrated. . . .A very readable, interesting, and well-presented introduction to the often overlooked evolutionary and ecological aspects of host-parasite interactions"---Leon Vlieger, The Inquisitive Biologist
"Recommended."---D.A. Brass, Choice
"The stories narrated by Gardner et al. are truly informative. . . . [If] you are looking for a new way to explore the planet, look no further than the microscopic, and sometimes macroscopic, world of parasites."---Francisco C. Ferreira, The Quarterly Review of Biology

Parasites

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      Publisher Princeton University Press
      Published 29 November 2022
      ISBN-13 9780691206875
      978-0691206875
      ISBN-10 0691206872
      Also in:
      Medical parasitology Science & Nature Zoology and animal sciences

      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review
      "A well-organized, -researched, and -illustrated overview of the parasitic world."---Tina Panik, Library Journal
      "[An] approachable and often fascinating primer on the subject."---Jerome Groopman, The New Yorker
      "[A] fascinating book. . . . you won’t look at parasites in the same way again."---Gege Li, New Scientist
      "[A] world-ranging study."---Andrew Robinson, Nature
      "Engrossing and well-illustrated. . . .A very readable, interesting, and well-presented introduction to the often overlooked evolutionary and ecological aspects of host-parasite interactions"---Leon Vlieger, The Inquisitive Biologist
      "Recommended."---D.A. Brass, Choice
      "The stories narrated by Gardner et al. are truly informative. . . . [If] you are looking for a new way to explore the planet, look no further than the microscopic, and sometimes macroscopic, world of parasites."---Francisco C. Ferreira, The Quarterly Review of Biology

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