Parasite rex : inside the bizarre world of nature's most dangerous creatures
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Published
New York : Atria Paperback, 2014.
Edition
Atria paperback edition.
ISBN
074320011X, 9780743200110‡(paperback)
Physical Desc
xii, 306 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm
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Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
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Adult Nonfiction (3rd floor) | NF 591.785 ZIMMER 2014 | Checked Out | April 20, 2024 |
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Published
New York : Atria Paperback, 2014.
Format
Book
Edition
Atria paperback edition.
Language
English
ISBN
074320011X, 9780743200110‡(paperback)
Notes
General Note
Originally published: New York; London: Free, 2000.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical referencesreferences (pages 273-296) and index.
Description
Imagine a word where parasites control the minds of their hosts, sending them to their destruction. Imagine a world where parasites are masters of chemical warfare and camouflage, able to cloak themselves with their hosts' own molecules. Imagine a world where parasites steer the course of evolution, where the majority of species are parasites. Welcome to earth. For centuries, parasites have lived in nightmares, horror stories, and in the darkest shadows of science. Yet these creatures are among the world's most successful and sophisticated organisms. In Parasite Rex, Carl Zimmer deftly balances the scientific and the disgusting as he takes readers on a fantastic voyage. Traveling from the steamy jungles of Costa Rica to the fetid parasite haven of southern Sudan, Zimmer graphically brings to life how parasites can change DNA, rewire the brain, make men more distrustful and women more outgoing, and turn hosts into the living dead. This thorough, gracefully written book brings parasites out into the open and uncovers what they can teach us about the most fundamental survival tactics in the universe. - Publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Zimmer, C. (2014). Parasite rex: inside the bizarre world of nature's most dangerous creatures (Atria paperback edition.). Atria Paperback.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Zimmer, Carl, 1966-. 2014. Parasite Rex: Inside the Bizarre World of Nature's Most Dangerous Creatures. Atria Paperback.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Zimmer, Carl, 1966-. Parasite Rex: Inside the Bizarre World of Nature's Most Dangerous Creatures Atria Paperback, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Zimmer, Carl. Parasite Rex: Inside the Bizarre World of Nature's Most Dangerous Creatures Atria paperback edition., Atria Paperback, 2014.
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