Ecology and Evolution of Parasitism
Hosts to Ecosystems
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Product details:
- Publisher Oxford University Press
- Date of Publication 11 December 2008
- ISBN 9780199535323
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages240 pages
- Size 254x196x17 mm
- Weight 689 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 65 line and 5 halftone illustrations 0
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Short description:
Biologists are increasingly aware of the universal significance of parasites to the study of ecology and evolution where they have become a powerful model system. This book provides a summary of the issues involved as well as an overview of the possibilities offered by this research topic including the practical applications in disease prevention.
MoreLong description:
Is it possible to omit parasites when studying free-living organisms? The answer is clearly no! Parasites have evolved independently in numerous animal lineages, and now make up a considerable proportion of the biodiversity of life. Ecologists, epidemiologists, conservationists and evolutionary biologists are increasingly aware of the universal significance of parasites to the study of ecology and evolution where they have become a powerful model system. This book
provides a summary of the issues involved as well as an overview of the possibilities offered by this research topic including the practical applications for disease prevention. It uses well-documented case-studies across a range of scales to illustrate the main trends and prospects in this area,
outlining areas for future research.
Ecology and Evolution of Parasitism is the first book to provide a broad synthesis of both the roles and consequences of pathogens on the ecology and evolution of free living systems. It focuses on hosts rather than the parasites themselves, integrating those aspects related to the ecology and the evolution of free-living species (sexual selection, behaviour, life history traits, regulation of populations etc.). The book includes examples across a range of scales from individuals to
populations, communities and ecosystems.
Table of Contents:
Preface
Introduction
The evolutionary ecology of the immune response
Parasitism and evolution of life history traits
Parasites and sexual selection
Parasites and behaviour
Parasitism and hybrid zones
Parasitism and host population regulation
Parasitism and biological control
Health ecology: a new tool, the macroscope
Parasitism, biodiversity and conservation biology
Conclusion
Appendix: Methodological chapter
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