Defending Life: The Nature of Host-Parasite Relations

Defending Life: The Nature of Host-Parasite Relations Defending Life discusses the relationship between hosts and parasites. It contains detailed descriptions of the immune system and the microbial world as well as methodological and conceptual clarifications. Its emphasis on analytical abstractions, coherent patterns and generative mechanisms makes possible the distinction between genuine causality and coincidental associations and increases the understanding of why we observe what we observe. Autor: Elling Ulvestad Wydawnictwo: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Rok wydania: 2007 Okładka: twarda Liczba stron: 241 Wymiary: 15.5 x 23.5 x 1.8 cm Ilustracje: XIX, 241 p. Język: angielski ISBN: 9781402056758