The Flying Zoo
Birds, Parasites, and the World They Share
Seiten
2019
University of Alberta Press (Verlag)
978-1-77212-374-6 (ISBN)
University of Alberta Press (Verlag)
978-1-77212-374-6 (ISBN)
An enthusiastic exploration of the co-evolutionary dance of birds and their parasites.
“My work as a scientist who studies bird parasites causes me to wonder about the hidden part of the drama unfolding before my eyes: the flying zoo that makes each bird what it is. As I gaze out at my favourite birds, I wonder what role their parasites have played in shaping their fascinating behaviours and alluring appearance.” — From Chapter 1
In The Flying Zoo, Michael Stock gives readers an enthusiastic tribute to birds and the parasites that live in and on them. From the Crozet Archipelago and the Galapagos Islands to our own backyards, parasites—fleas, lice, ticks, and flukes—live in a sinister yet symbiotic relationship with their host birds. With a scientist’s exuberance, Stock reveals a co-evolutionary dance among an astounding cast of creatures living in a complex and paradoxical co-habitation. Following in the footsteps of Fleas, Flukes and Cuckoos, this contemporary classic deserves a place on the shelves of students and teachers of biology, natural history buffs, and birders.
“My work as a scientist who studies bird parasites causes me to wonder about the hidden part of the drama unfolding before my eyes: the flying zoo that makes each bird what it is. As I gaze out at my favourite birds, I wonder what role their parasites have played in shaping their fascinating behaviours and alluring appearance.” — From Chapter 1
In The Flying Zoo, Michael Stock gives readers an enthusiastic tribute to birds and the parasites that live in and on them. From the Crozet Archipelago and the Galapagos Islands to our own backyards, parasites—fleas, lice, ticks, and flukes—live in a sinister yet symbiotic relationship with their host birds. With a scientist’s exuberance, Stock reveals a co-evolutionary dance among an astounding cast of creatures living in a complex and paradoxical co-habitation. Following in the footsteps of Fleas, Flukes and Cuckoos, this contemporary classic deserves a place on the shelves of students and teachers of biology, natural history buffs, and birders.
Michael Stock is a specialist of parasitology and Associate Professor in Biological Sciences at MacEwan University.
Preface | IX
1 A World on a Bird | 1
2 Lice
It’s a Beautiful Life | 17
3 Fleas
The Circus in the Zoo | 45
4 Tough Ticks | 61
5 Mites
Little Things Mean a Lot | 75
6 Flying Zoo Flies | 99
7 The Worms that Ate the Bird | 119
8 Oddities in the Flying Zoo | 151
9 Flying Zoo Behaviour | 167
10 Environmental Impacts
The Future of the Flying Zoo | 193
Notes | 215
Further Reading | 235
Index | 239
Erscheinungsdatum | 03.10.2018 |
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Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
Gewicht | 436 g |
Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturführer |
Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie | |
ISBN-10 | 1-77212-374-9 / 1772123749 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-77212-374-6 / 9781772123746 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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