Infectious Diseases in Primates
Behavior, Ecology and Evolution
Series: Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution;
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 27 April 2006
- ISBN 9780198565857
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages400 pages
- Size 233x157x21 mm
- Weight 706 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 29 halftones, 58 line drawings, tables 0
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Short description:
In combination with predation and competition for resources, infectious disease is a key ecological factor that influences the evolution of animal mating and social systems. Although recent studies have begun to illuminate the central role that infectious disease plays in the lives of some mammals, surprisingly little is yet known or has been written about its influence on the complex mating and social systems of primates, including humans.
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Recent progress in the field of wildlife disease ecology demonstrates that infectious disease plays a crucial role in the lives of wild animals. Parasites and pathogens should be especially important for social animals in which high contact among individuals increases the potential for disease spread. As one of the best studied mammalian groups, primates offer a unique opportunity to examine how complex behaviours (including social organization) influence the risk of acquiring infectious diseases, and the defences used by animals to avoid infection. This book explores the correlates of disease risk in primates, including not only social and mating behaviour but also diet, habitat use, life history, geography and phylogeny. The authors examine how a core set of host and parasite traits influence patterns of parasitism at three levels of biological organization: among individuals, among populations, and across species.
A major goal is to synthesize, for the first time, four disparate areas of research: primate behavioural ecology, parasite biology, wildlife epidemiology, and the behavioural and immune defences employed by animals to counter infectious disease. Throughout, the authors provide an overview of the remarkable diversity of infectious agents found in wild primate populations. Additional chapters consider how knowledge of infectious diseases in wild primates can inform efforts focused on primate conservation and human health. More generally, this book identifies infectious disease as an important frontier in our understanding of primate behaviour and ecology. It highlights future challenges for testing the links between host and parasite traits, including hypotheses for the effects of disease on primate social and mating systems.
[this book] is organized in nine chapters, each building upon the last, making it an excellent text for introducing the subject of primate pathogen biology to audiences coming from divergent backgrounds, but with a shared interest in the topic. I can attest to the success of this volume in this regard, having used it to lead a graduate seminar including participants from biological anthropology, epidemiology, ecology, and veterinary medicine.
Table of Contents:
Questions, Terminology, and Underlying Principles
Diversity and Characteristics of Primate Parasites
Primate Socioecology and Disease Risk: Predictions and Rationale
Host-Parasite Dynamics and Epidemiological Principles
Host Defenses: The Immune System and Behavioral Counterstrategies
Infectious Disease and Primate Social Systems
Parasites and Primate Conservation
From Nonhuman Primates to Human Health and Evolution
Concluding Remarks and Future Directions
