Myxozoan Evolution, Ecology and Development

ISBN 10: 331935017X / ISBN 13: 9783319350172

Published by Springer, 2016

About this Item

LIKE NEW. SHIPS FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS.

Seller Inventory # ERICA800331935017X6

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Myxozoan Evolution, Ecology and Development
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 331935017X
• ISBN 13: 9783319350172
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Like New
• Book Type: book

About this title

Synopsis

This book provides an up-to-date review of the biology of myxozoans, which represent a divergent clade of endoparasitic cnidarians. Myxozoans are of fundamental interest in understanding how early diverging metazoans have adopted parasitic lifestyles, and are also of considerable economic and ecological concern as endoparasites of fish. Synthesizing recent research, the chapters explore issues such as myxozoan origins; evolutionary trends and diversification; development and life cycles; interactions with hosts; immunology; disease ecology; the impacts of climate change on disease; risk assessment; emerging diseases; and disease mitigation. This comprehensive work will appeal to a wide readership, from invertebrate zoologists, evolutionary biologists and developmental biologists to ecologists and parasitologists. It will also be of great practical interest to fisheries and conservation biologists. The identification of key areas for future research will appeal to scientists at all levels.