Marine Parasitology Illustrated Klaus Rohde by Klaus Rohde 9780643090255, 0643090258 instant download after payment.

"This comprehensive work provides the definitive overview of marine parasites worldwide. Written by an international team of contributors, the emphasis is on a thorough groundin in marine parasitology combined with reviews of novel concpts and cutting-edge research. Initial chapters review the diversity and basic biology of the different groups of marine parasites, discussing their morphology, life cycles, infection mechanisms and effects on hosts. The ecology and importance of marine parasites are disscussed in the second part of the book, where contributions investigate behavioural and ecological aspects of parasitism and discuss the evolution and zoogeography of marine parasites. In adddition, the economic, environmental and medical significance of these organisms is outlined, particularly their immportance in aquaculture and their effects on marine mammals and birds. It is an invaluable reference for students and researchers in parasitology and marine biology and will also be of interest to ecologists, aquaculturists and invertebrate biologists."--back cover.