ABSTRACT

The Biology of Nematodes synthesizes literature on free-living, plant-parasitic, and animal-parasitic nematodes. Topics covered include systematics and phylogeny, neuromuscular physiology, locomotion, sense organs, behavior, aging, the nematode genome, survival strategies, immunology, structure and organization, gametes and fertilization, and feeding and metabolism. This volume, the most authoritative available, includes contributions from researchers working on groundbreaking molecular techniques leading to new approaches in the study of nematode worms. It provides an important resource for research scientists working in a number of agricultural, medical, and biological fields.

chapter 2|29 pages

General Organisation

chapter 3|12 pages

Life Cycles

chapter 6|23 pages

Hatching

chapter 7|39 pages

Cuticle, Moulting and Exsheathment

chapter 8|22 pages

Feeding and Digestion

chapter 10|30 pages

Metabolism

chapter 13|8 pages

Locomotion

chapter 14|16 pages

Nematode Sense Organs

chapter 15|19 pages

Behaviour

chapter 16|23 pages

Nematode Survival Strategies

chapter 17|43 pages

Ageing

chapter 19|27 pages

Biological Control