Taxonomy, Ecology and Evolution of Metazoan Parasites, Tomes I and II, edited by C. Combes and J. Jourdane. Presses Universitaires de Perpignan, Perpignan Cedex, France. Volume I (396 p.); Volume II (380 p.). Softcover, 25;eU, ISBN 2-914518-29-3.
These 2 volumes are dedicated to the life and the many professional contributions of the great French parasitologist, Professor Louis Euzet. There are 36 articles, authored by 75 internationally known parasitologists from around the globe. Included is an eclectic collection of articles, written by an equally eclectic group of scholars. Of the 36 articles, 7 are in French and the remainder in English. When an article is written in French, there is an English summary, and vice versa. Quoting from the book itself, “The subjects treated range from taxonomy, biodiversity, phylogeny, and evolution to a wide variety of topics on the biology of these parasites, including development, life history, ecology, host specificity, adaptation,...