Download or read book Influential Passengers written by Scott L. O'Neill and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1997 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ways in which bacteria can manipulate reproduction of their invertebrate hosts for their own benefit is attracting increasing attention among scientists. It has been discovered that certain bacteria can determine the likelihood of their fruit fly hosts finding a partner to mate with, andthat bacteria infecting woodlice can even cause changes in woodlice offspring. Written by leading experts, this is a timely and readable exploration of a new, exciting, and rapidly expanding area of science.