The flying zoo : birds, parasites, and the world they share / Michael Stock.

Author/creator Stock, Michael author.
Other author Sedivy, Julie editor.
Format Book
EditionFirst edition.
PublicationEdmonton, Alberta, Canada : University of Alberta Press, 2019.
Copyright Date©2019
Descriptionxi, 260 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subjects

Abstract "An enthusiastic zoological tribute to birds and the parasites that live in and on them is revealed in Michael Stock's exposé, The Flying Zoo. From the Crozet Archipelago and the Galapagos Islands to our backyards, parasites--fleas, lice, ticks, flukes--live in both sinister and symbiotic interdependency with host birds. Written with a scientist's exuberance of the beauty of pattern in nature, a co-evolutionary dance unfolds among an astounding cast of creatures living in a complex and paradoxical co-habitation. It is the contemporary follow-up to the classic Fleas, Flukes & Cuckoos. Students of biology, their instructors, and birders alike will want this volume on their shelves, as will natural history readers looking for a new tale of tails."-- Provided by publisher.
General note"Editing and proofreading by Julie Sedivy"--Title page verso.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Other formsIssued also in electronic format.
Issued in other formOnline version: Stock, Terrance Michael. Flying zoo. Edmonton, Alberta : The University of Alberta Press, 2019 1772124400 9781772124408
ISBN9781772123746 (softcover)
ISBN1772123749 (softcover)

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Joyner General Stacks QL698.95 .S76 2019 ✔ Available Place Hold