Flukes and Snails Revisited

Considerable progress has been made in recent years in unravelling the complexities of the snail-parasite relationship. The chapters in this work cover many different aspects including ecology parasite transmission parasite interactions evolutionary biology molecular systematics and snail defense systems; emphasizing the topical nature of this important area of parasite biology. Many new techniques are now used to investigate the intricacies of host-parasite relationships. Genome and post-genomic studies such as the schistosome genome project are set to revolutionize parasite biology and unravel molluscan genomes.