{"product_id":"the-art-of-being-a-parasite-9780226114385","title":"The Art of Being a Parasite","description":"Parasites are a masterful work of evolutionary art. The tiny mite \u003ci\u003eHistiostoma laboratorium\u003c\/i\u003e, a parasite of\u003ci\u003e Drosophila\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 \u003ci\u003eLampsilis ventricosa \u003c\/i\u003eundulate excitedly as they release their parasitic larval offspring, conning greedy predators in search of a tasty meal into hosting the parasite. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Art of Being a Parasite\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eParasitism\u003c\/i\u003e, this book will be of interest to both scholars and nonspecialists in the fields of biodiversity, natural history, ecology, public health, and evolution.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-2216970\"\u003eClaude Combes\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.08w x 0.69d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226114385\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226114384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SCI\"\u003eScience\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SCI020000\"\u003eLife Sciences | Ecology\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SCI\"\u003eScience\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SCI027000\"\u003eLife Sciences | Evolution\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eClaude Combes\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of animal biology at the University of Perpignan and author of \u003ci\u003eParasitism: The Ecology and Evolution of Intimate Interactions\u003c\/i\u003e, published by the University of Chicago Press. \u003cb\u003eDaniel Simberloff\u003c\/b\u003e is the Nancy Gore Hunger Professor of Environmental Studies at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44686317420781,"sku":"9780226114385","price":66.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_746334b1-a799-48e2-8d4d-9e03eefa9a51.jpg?v=1703640988","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-art-of-being-a-parasite-9780226114385","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}