Host–Parasite and Host–Parasitoid Relationships and Disease

Shields et al. (2006, p. 146), in a treatment of lobster diseases, quoted Stewart (1980) as follows: “The lobster is no exception to the rule that all living things are subject to disease, and that each appears to have its own group of afictions.” The problem, of course, is that the diseases of most...

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Published inFossil Behavior Compendium pp. 55 - 100
Main Authors Boucot, Arthur J., Poinar Jr, George O.
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published United Kingdom CRC Press 2010
Taylor & Francis Group
Subjects
Biodiversity
BIOLOGY, LIFE SCIENCES
Geology & the lithosphere
Mexican Amber
Head Lice
Dominican Amber
Echinoid Test
Functional Morphology
Stingless Bee
Mammalian Hair
Frozen Behavior
Reliability Category
Mermithid Nematode
Reliability Category 2B
Fossil Record
Rhynie Chert
Early Cretaceous
Trace Fossil
Leaf Mines
Leaf Galls
Lebanese Amber
Bacillus Species
Baltic Amber
Amber Collection
Ol Oc
Late Cretaceous
Burmese Amber
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Summary:Shields et al. (2006, p. 146), in a treatment of lobster diseases, quoted Stewart (1980) as follows: “The lobster is no exception to the rule that all living things are subject to disease, and that each appears to have its own group of afictions.” The problem, of course, is that the diseases of most organisms are still unknown unless they have medical, veterinary, or economic importance. We have a long way to go in this area of science.
ISBN:9781439810583
1439810583
DOI:10.1201/9781439810590-9