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Insect Infection and Immunity - Evolution, Ecology, and Mechanisms (Hardcover)
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Insect Infection and Immunity - Evolution, Ecology, and Mechanisms (Hardcover)
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Under continual attack from both microbial pathogens and
multicellular parasites, insects must cope with immune challenges
every day of their lives. However, this has not prevented them from
becoming the most successful group of animals on the planet.
Insects possess highly-developed innate immune systems which have
been fine-tuned by an arms race with pathogens spanning hundreds of
millions of years of evolutionary history. Recent discoveries are
revealing both an unexpected degree of specificity and an
indication of immunological memory - the functional hallmark of
vertebrate immunity. The study of insect immune systems has
accelerated rapidly in recent years and is now becoming an
important interdisciplinary field. Furthermore, insects are a
phenomenally rich and diverse source of antimicrobial chemicals.
Some of these are already being seriously considered as potential
therapeutic agents to control microbes such as MRSA. Despite a
burgeoning interest in the field, this is the first book to provide
a coherent synthesis and is clearly structured around two broadly
themed sections: mechanisms of immunity and evolutionary ecology.
This novel text adopts an interdisciplinary and concept-driven
approach, integrating insights from immunology, molecular biology,
ecology, evolutionary biology, parasitology, and epidemiology. It
features contributions from an international team of leading
experts. Insect Infection and Immunity is suitable for both
graduate students and researchers interested in insect immunity
from either an evolutionary, genetical, physiological or molecular
perspective. Due to its interdisciplinary and concept-driven
approach, it will also appeal to a broader audience of
immunologists, parasitologists and evolutionary biologists
requiring a concise overview.
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