{"product_id":"9780412035913","title":"Principles of Insect Pathology","description":"\u003ch1\u003ePrinciples of Insect Pathology\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eBoucias, Drion G.; Pendland, Jacquelyn C.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePrinciples of Insect Pathology\u003c\/em\u003e, a text written from a  pathological viewpoint, is intended for graduate-level students and  researchers with a limited background in microbiology and in insect  diseases. The book explains the importance of insect diseases and  illuminates the complexity and diversity of insect-microbe  relationships. Separate sections are devoted to \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e  \u003cli\u003e the major insect pathogens, their characteristics, and their  life cycles  \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e the homology that exists among invertebrate,  vertebrate, and plant pathogens \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e the humoral and cellular  defense systems of the host insect as well as the evasive and  suppressive activities of insect disease agents   \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e the structure  and function of passive barriers  \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e the heterogeneity in host  susceptibility to insect diseases and associated toxins  \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e the  mechanisms regulating the spread and persistence of diseases in  insects. \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003c\/ul\u003e   \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cem\u003ePrinciples of Insect Pathology\u003c\/em\u003e combines the disciplines of  microbiology (virology, bacteriology, mycology, protozoology),  pathology, and immunology within the context of the insect host,  providing a format which is understandable to entomologists,  microbiologists, and comparative pathologists. \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 1998-11-30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9780412035913\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-1-4615-4915-4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 550\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer US","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46312268071052,"sku":"9780412035913","price":296.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780412035913.jpg?v=1771523123","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780412035913","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}