Insect infection and immunity evolution, ecology, and mechanisms

The study of insect immune systems has accelerated rapidly in recent years & is now becoming an important interdisciplinary field. This book provides a coherent synthesis & is clearly structured around three broadly themed sections: mechanisms, interactions, & evolutionary ecology

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rolff, J.
Other Authors: Reynolds, Stuart Edward
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2009, 2009
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Description
Summary:The study of insect immune systems has accelerated rapidly in recent years & is now becoming an important interdisciplinary field. This book provides a coherent synthesis & is clearly structured around three broadly themed sections: mechanisms, interactions, & evolutionary ecology
Item Description:This book is published on the occasion of the Royal Entomological Society's Symposium on Insect infection and immunity in Sheffield, July 15-17 2009
Physical Description:xii, 254 p. ill
ISBN:9780191720505