Nagle, Frances
Contents: Caterpillar conquest -- Wicked wasps -- Laying the eggs -- A nasty exit -- Zombie guards -- What's going on? -- Infected! -- It's catching -- Using parasites.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
Copies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J Animal Zom NagleZuk, M. (Marlene)
Summary: According to evolutionary biologist Zuk, germs and disease don't deserve their bad rep. Drawing on recent research and her own studies, she explains why disease is mankind's best friend, indeed the key that jump-started the entire evolutionary explosion. Along the way, she answers questions many of us dare not ask, such as: Why don't male birds have penises? Why are we attracted to our mates?...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt 2007