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Big fleas have little fleas : how discoveries of invertebrate diseases are advancing modern science / Elizabeth W. Davidson.
| Author/creator | Davidson, Elizabeth W. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Tucson : University of Arizona Press, ©2006. |
| Description | xiv, 198 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Pasteur, silkworms, and the germ theory of disease -- Of caterpillars and crystals : bacterial toxins as insecticides -- Out of Africa : bacteria against mosquitoes and blackflies -- The virus that cures : the baculovirus gene expression system -- Scourge of the South Pacific : the rhinoceros beetle -- Bug against bug : invertebrate antibiotics -- Saved by a crab : Limulus amoebocyte lysate assay -- Sea sickness : diseases of edible shellfish -- Deadly hitchhikers : crustaceans and cholera -- Cloak and dagger : nematodes against insect pests -- Bad news for the good guys : diseases and parasites of bees -- The mysterious reappearing fungus : gypsy moth pathogen -- The sixth plague of Egypt : fungus and the desert locust -- Ad infinitum : insect symbiotic organisms -- Postscript : landmarks that tie our stories together. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-190) and index. |
| LCCN | 2006006192 |
| ISBN | 0816526125 (hc : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780816526123 (hc : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0816525447 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780816525447 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | QR325 .D38 2006 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |