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Parasites : the inside story
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ISBN: 0691240914 9780691240916 0691206872 9780691206875 Year: 2022 Publisher: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press,

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An exciting look at the essential roles that parasites play in Earth’s ecosystemsThis book looks at the weird and wonderful world of parasites, the most abundant form of life on Earth. Parasites come in all forms and sizes and inhabit every free-living organism. Parasitism is now, and always has been, a way to survive under changing environmental conditions. From arctic oceans to tropical forests, Scott Gardner, Judy Diamond, and Gabor Racz investigate how parasites survive and evolve, and how they influence and provide stability to ecosystems.Taking readers to the open ranges of Mongolia, the Sandhills of north-central Nebraska, the Andes of Bolivia, and more, the authors examine the impact parasites have on humans and other animals. Using examples of parasites from throughout the tree of life, the authors describe parasite-host relationships as diverse as those between trematodes and snails and tapeworms and whales. They even consider the strange effects of thorny-headed worms on their hosts. Parasites offer clues to the evolutionary history of particular regions, and they can provide insights into the history of species interactions. Through parasites, biologists can weave together a global knowledge of the past to predict the challenges that we will face in the future.Revealing that parasites are so much more than creepy-crawlies, this book gives up-to-date context for these critical members of the biological diversity of our planet.

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Parasites --- Evolution. --- Life cycles. --- Acanthocephala. --- Acetic acid. --- Amoeba. --- Amphibian. --- Amphipoda. --- Apicomplexan life cycle. --- Aquatic animal. --- Artery. --- Ascaris. --- Availability. --- Bacteria. --- Baleen whale. --- Biological interaction. --- Blood cell. --- Cat. --- Cellular component. --- Cestoda. --- Chagas disease. --- Cheek pouch. --- Chemical process. --- Circulatory system. --- Crustacean. --- Cuticle. --- Cyst. --- Eye protection. --- Fauna. --- Flatworm. --- Fungus. --- Gene expression. --- Genetic drift. --- Gopher. --- Grasshopper mouse. --- Ground sloth. --- Habitat destruction. --- Habitat. --- Hair loss. --- Hantavirus. --- Hawaiian monk seal. --- Host (biology). --- Hymenolepis (tapeworm). --- Insect. --- Insecticide. --- Isopoda. --- Ivermectin. --- Larva. --- Louse. --- Malaria. --- Malnutrition. --- Mammal. --- Marsupial. --- Megabat. --- Microfilaria. --- Mining community. --- Mollusca. --- Multituberculata. --- Nematode. --- Onchocerca volvulus. --- Onchocerciasis. --- Organism. --- Pacific Ocean. --- Parasitic disease. --- Parasitism. --- Parasitology. --- Patagonia. --- Pathogen. --- Pelagic zone. --- Phylum. --- Pink fairy armadillo. --- Pinworm. --- Plasmodium falciparum. --- Plasmodium. --- Predation. --- Protist. --- Raillietina. --- Reduviidae. --- Requirement. --- Rodent. --- Salt marsh. --- Schistosoma mansoni. --- Sea otter. --- Sea urchin. --- Seabird. --- Sponge spicule. --- Starfish. --- Streptomyces avermitilis. --- Subcutaneous tissue. --- Taenia saginata. --- Taxon. --- Thorax. --- Toxoplasma gondii. --- Trematoda. --- Trichuris trichiura. --- Trombiculidae. --- Trypanosoma brucei. --- Trypanosoma cruzi. --- Tsetse fly. --- Unicellular organism. --- Veterinary medicine. --- Wolbachia. --- Zooplankton.


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The sounds of life : how digital technology is bringing us closer to the worlds of animals and plants
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ISBN: 0691240981 0691206287 9780691206288 9780691240985 Year: 2022 Publisher: Princeton ; Oxford : Princeton University Press,

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An amazing journey into the hidden realm of nature’s soundsThe natural world teems with remarkable conversations, many beyond human hearing range. Scientists are using groundbreaking digital technologies to uncover these astonishing sounds, revealing vibrant communication among our fellow creatures across the Tree of Life.At once meditative and scientific, The Sounds of Life shares fascinating and surprising stories of nonhuman sound, interweaving insights from technological innovation and traditional knowledge. We meet scientists using sound to protect and regenerate endangered species from the Great Barrier Reef to the Arctic and the Amazon. We discover the shocking impacts of noise pollution on both animals and plants. We learn how artificial intelligence can decode nonhuman sounds, and meet the researchers building dictionaries in East African Elephant and Sperm Whalish. At the frontiers of innovation, we explore digitally mediated dialogues with bats and honeybees. Technology often distracts us from nature, but what if it could reconnect us instead?The Sounds of Life offers hope for environmental conservation and affirms humanity’s relationship with nature in the digital age. After learning about the unsuspected wonders of nature’s sounds, we will never see walks outdoors in the same way again.

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Bioacoustics --- Landscape ecology. --- Natural history --- Nature sounds --- Noise pollution. --- Sound --- SCIENCE / Acoustics & Sound. --- Research. --- Technique. --- Recording and reproducing. --- Recording and reproducing --- Digital techniques. --- Digital audio --- Digital sound recording --- Digital electronics --- Pollution --- Recording of nature sounds --- Reproducing of nature sounds --- Ecology --- Biological acoustics --- Noise pollution --- Landscape ecology --- Nature --- Son --- Pollution par le bruit. --- Sons --- Enregistrements sonores. --- Enregistrement et reproduction --- Techniques numériques --- SCIENCE / Acoustics & Sound --- SCIENCE / Experiments & Projects --- Nature protection --- Vibrations --- General ecology and biosociology --- Acoustics. --- Activism. --- Analogy. --- Animal echolocation. --- Artificial reef. --- Background noise. --- Beautiful music. --- Beehive fence. --- Beehive. --- Behavior. --- Bioacoustics. --- Biodiversity. --- Biologist. --- Bird. --- Bowhead whale. --- CITES. --- Carl Safina. --- Charismatic megafauna. --- Coastal management. --- Cognitive ethology. --- Collaboration. --- Consciousness. --- Contemporary society. --- Coral reef. --- Cortisol. --- Crustacean. --- Detection. --- Ecology. --- Ecosystem. --- Emerging technologies. --- Environmental noise. --- Environmental protection. --- Ethology. --- Field recording. --- Finding. --- Form of life (philosophy). --- Hatchling. --- Hearing range. --- Honey bee. --- Honeyguide. --- Human intelligence. --- Human voice. --- Human. --- Hydrophone. --- Insect. --- Interactivity. --- Interspecies communication. --- Karaoke. --- Language. --- Larva. --- Lifeway. --- Listening. --- Longevity. --- Loudness. --- Louse. --- Machine learning. --- Mammal. --- Marine biology. --- Marine mammal. --- Microbat. --- Microphone. --- Natural sounds. --- Nutrient. --- Observation. --- Odor. --- Organism. --- Pheromone. --- Phrase (music). --- Physiology. --- Plant. --- Positive feedback. --- Propolis. --- Resonance. --- RoboBee. --- SOSUS. --- Safety in numbers. --- Scientist. --- Seagrass. --- Sense and respond. --- Sensory ecology. --- Shoaling and schooling. --- Social behavior. --- Sociality. --- Sophistication. --- Sound ranging. --- Sound recording and reproduction. --- Soundscape. --- Sparrow. --- Supervisor. --- Technology. --- Turtle. --- Umwelt. --- Vibration. --- Vocal learning. --- Waggle dance. --- Whale vocalization. --- Whaling. --- Wildlife. --- Worker bee. --- Techniques numériques

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