1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910966906203321

Autore

Clayton Dale H.

Titolo

Coevolution of Life on Hosts : Integrating Ecology and History / / Sarah E. Bush, Dale H. Clayton, Kevin P. Johnson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago : , : University of Chicago Press, , [2015]

©2015

ISBN

9780226302300

022630230X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (325 p.)

Collana

Interspecific Interactions

Disciplina

576.9

Soggetti

Coevolution

Lice

Parasites

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Part I. Background -- Part II. Coadaptation -- Part III. Hosts as Islands -- Part IV. Codiversification -- Part V. Synthesis -- Literature Cited -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

For most, the mere mention of lice forces an immediate hand to the head and recollection of childhood experiences with nits, medicated shampoos, and traumatic haircuts. But for a certain breed of biologist, lice make for fascinating scientific fodder, especially enlightening in the study of coevolution. In this book, three leading experts on host-parasite relationships demonstrate how the stunning coevolution that occurs between such species in microevolutionary, or ecological, time generates clear footprints in macroevolutionary, or historical, time. By integrating these scales, Coevolution of Life on Hosts offers a comprehensive understanding of the influence of coevolution on the diversity of all life. Following an introduction to coevolutionary concepts, the authors combine experimental and comparative host-parasite approaches for testing coevolutionary hypotheses to explore the influence of ecological interactions and coadaptation on patterns of diversification and codiversification among interacting species. Ectoparasites-a diverse assemblage of organisms that ranges from



herbivorous insects on plants, to monogenean flatworms on fish, and feather lice on birds-are powerful models for the study of coevolution because they are easy to observe, mark, and count. As lice on birds and mammals are permanent parasites that spend their entire lifecycles on the bodies of their hosts, they are ideally suited to generating a synthetic overview of coevolution-and, thereby, offer an exciting framework for integrating the concepts of coadaptation and codiversification.

2.

Record Nr.

UNISALENTO991004383937907536

Autore

Di Scala, Spencer M.

Titolo

Da Nenni a Craxi : il socialismo italiano visto dagli USA / Spencer Di Scala ; prefazione di Luciano Pellicani

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milano : SugarCo, 1991

Titolo uniforme

Renewing Italian socialism 3973625

ISBN

8871980336

Descrizione fisica

IV, 507 p. ; 21 cm

Collana

Argomenti ; 129

Altri autori (Persone)

Pellicani, Luciano

Clerici Di Scala, Laura

Disciplina

324.245074

Soggetti

Partito socialista italiano Storia

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Laura Clerici Di Scala