Wilson-Rich, N., Starks, P.T. & Rosengaus, R.B.

Rolff, J. & Reynolds, S.E. (Eds.) 2009: Insect infection and immunity: evolution, ecology, and mechanisms. - Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, 272 pp.

Oxford University Press, Oxford, Uk, 272 pp; Hardback, ISBN: 978-0-19-955135-4, Price: £75.00; Paperback, ISBN: 978-0-19-955136-1, Price: £37.50 BSc. Noah Wilson-Rich (contact author) & Assoc. Prof. Dr. Philip T. Starks, Department of Biology, Tufts University, 120 Dana Hall, 163 Packard Ave, Medford, Ma 02155, USA. E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Rebeca B. Rosengaus, Department of Biology, Northeastern University, 134 Mugar Life Sciences Building, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Ma 02115-5000, USA. E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Myrmecol. News 13: 80 (online 20 January 2010) Issn 1994-4136 (print), Issn 1997-3500 (online) Received 19 December 2009; accepted 21 December 2009 Insects are ubiquitous and successful. Judging from their sheer cumulative biomass and species diversity, they must be doing something right! In Insect infection and immunity: evolution, ecology, and mechanisms, Jens Rolff and Stuart E. Reynolds compile fifteen chapters exploring the proximate and ultimate causes of immune investment, function, and phenotypes primarily in insects. This text…

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