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When a parasite invades an ant, does the ant behave like other ants? Maybe not-and if it doesn't, who, if anyone, benefits from the altered behaviors? The parasite? The ant? Parasites and the Behavior of Animals shows that parasite-induced behavioral alterations are more common than we might realize, and it places these alterations in an evolutionary and ecological context. Emphasizing eukaryotic parasites, the book examines the adaptive nature of behavioral changes associated with parasitism, exploring the effects of these changes on parasite transmission, parasite avoidance, and the fitness of both host and parasite. The behavioral changes and their effects are not always straightforward. ...
Readers from 9-90 will be caught up in this fast-moving, sci-fi, sea turtle adventure. Join four Kemps ridley hatchlings, as they battle their way out of their nest and race to the shoreline. Wily Coyote, Rackity Coon and Crabby, an ill-tempered blue crab, are among predators eagerly invading the nest and attacking hatchlings on the beach. The lucky ones reach the shoreline. Paddling frantically in tumultuous seas, pursued by predators from sky and sea, they must reach their feeding grounds if they ́re to survive. One especially small hatchling faces greater challenges. Will any hatchlings reach the feeding grounds? READ- Adventures Of The Littlest Hatchling. 2010 Registered: Univ.Tx Marine Science Library, Austin, TX
Coral disease is quickly becoming a crisis to the health and management of the world’s coral reefs. There is a great interest from many in preserving coral reefs. Unfortunately, the field of epizootiology is disorganized and lacks a standard vocabulary, methods, and diagnostic techniques, and tropical marine scientists are poorly trained in wildlife pathology, veterinary medicine, and epidemiology. Diseases of Coral will help to rectify this situation.
This compelling addition to the award-winning Scientists in the Field series explores the leatherback sea turtle's remarkable natural history and recounts the extraordinary efforts by scientists trying to save them.