The Biology of Blood-Sucking in Insects (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)

Blood-sucking insects transmit many of the most debilitating diseases to man including malaria, sleeping sickness, filariasis, dengue, typhus and plague. Additionally these insects cause major economic losses in agriculture by direct damage to livestock. This new edition of The Biology of Blood-Sucking in Insects has been fully updated since it was first published in 1991. It provides a unique, topic-led commentary on the biological aspects that are common to blood-sucking insects. This account focuses on the biological adaptations that clearly suit the blood-sucking habit and further discusses host-insect interactions and the transmission of parasites by blood-sucking insects. It also outlines the medical, social and economic impact of blood-sucking insects. The final chapter is designed as a useful quick-reference section. Written in a clear, concise fashion and well illustrated throughout, the text will be of direct interest to advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students of medical and veterinary entomology and parasitology.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 2005
First published:	2005
Authors:	M.J. Lehane
Dimensions:	226 x 152 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	336
Edition:	2nd Revised edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-54395-8
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Pathology > Medical parasitology Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Microbiology (non-medical) > Parasitology Books > Professional & Technical > Veterinary science > Veterinary medicine: infectious diseases & therapeutics > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Zoology & animal sciences > Invertebrates > Insects (entomology)
LSN:	0-521-54395-9
Barcode:	9780521543958

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