Insect infection and immunity [electronic resource] : evolution, ecology, and mechanisms /
by Rolff, J. (Jens); Reynolds, Stuart Edward.
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BookPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009Description: 1 online resource (xii, 254 p.) : ill.ISBN: 9780191720505 (ebook) :; 019172050X (ebook) :.Subject(s): Insects -- Immunology -- Congresses | Insects -- Infections -- CongressesOnline resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: The study of insect immune systems has accelerated rapidly in recent years & is now becoming an important interdisciplinary field. This book provides a coherent synthesis & is clearly structured around three broadly themed sections: mechanisms, interactions, & evolutionary ecology.
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This book is published on the occasion of the Royal Entomological Society's Symposium on Insect infection and immunity in Sheffield, July 15-17 2009.
The study of insect immune systems has accelerated rapidly in recent years & is now becoming an important interdisciplinary field. This book provides a coherent synthesis & is clearly structured around three broadly themed sections: mechanisms, interactions, & evolutionary ecology.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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