Stock Michael. The Flying Zoo: Birds, Parasites, and the World They Share

The University of Alberta Press, 2019. — 272 p.In The Flying Zoo, Michael Stock gives readers an enthusiastic tribute to birds and the parasites that live in and on them. From the Crozet Archipelago and the Galapagos Islands to our backyards, parasites - fleas, lice, ticks, and flukes - live in a sinister yet symbiotic relationship with their host birds. With a scientist's exuberance, Stock reveals a co-evolutionary dance among an astounding cast of creatures living in a complex and paradoxical cohabitation. Following in the footsteps of Fleas, Flukes, and Cuckoos, this contemporary classic deserves a place on the shelves of students and teachers of biology, natural history buffs, and birders.Michael Stock is a specialist in parasitology and an Associate Professor in Biological Sciences at MacEwan University.