The biology and evolution of trematodes : an essay on the biology, morphology, life cycles, transmissions, and evolution of digenetic trematodes / by Kirill V. Galaktionov, Andrej A. Dobrovolskij ; translated from Russian by Natalie V. Lentsman, Alexandra D. Kharazova, Vailii E. Stefanov and Tatiana A. Ganf ; edited by Bernard Fried and Thaddeus K. Graczyk.
The trematodes are parasitic flatworms of great medical and veterinary importance. An understanding of the evolution of trematodes depends on an interpretation of their complex and diverse life cycles. It is the life cycles in general and the stages that comprise these cycles that are the focus of t...
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Table of Contents:
- From the contents: Preface. Introduction. Acknowledgements
- 1: Organization of parthenogenetic and hermaphroditic generations of trematodes
- 2: The trematode life cycle as a system of adaptations
- 3: The main types of trematode life cycles
- 4: Specific traits of populations formed by trematodes
- 5: The main trends in trematode evolution
- 6: Evolution of life cycles and phylogeny of trematodes
- References
- Index.