The behavioural ecology of parasites / edited by E.E. Lewis, J.F. Campbell, and M.V.K. Sukhdeo.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lewis, E. E. (Edwin E.)

Campbell, J. F. (James F.)

Sukhdeo, M. V. K.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Parasites--Behavior.

Parasites.

Host-parasite relationships.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (368 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Wallingford, Oxon, UK ; New York : CABI Pub., c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Written by leading authorities from the USA, Europe, Australia and New Zealand, this book shows how parasites have evolved numerous complex and fascinating ways of interacting with their hosts. It covers ecology, behavioural biology, as well as the more applied aspects of parasitology.

Contents:

Contributors; Preface; 1 Trematode Transmission Strategies; 2 Entomopathogenic Nematode Host-search Strategies; 3 Flexibility in Host-search and Patch-use Strategies of Insect Parasitoids; 4 Host Discrimination by Seed Parasites; 5 Soil and Plant Interactions' Impact on Plant-parasitic Nematode Host Finding and Recognition; 6 Environmental Control of Nematode Life Cycles; 7 The Interactions between Larval Stage Parasitoids and Their Hosts; 8 Interspecific Interactions in Trematode Communities; 9 Niche Restriction and Mate Finding in Vertebrate Hosts; 10 Parasite Sex Determination

11 Interactions between Intestinal Nematodes and Vertebrate Hosts 12 Parasite Manipulation of Host Behaviour; 13 Parasite Manipulation of Vector Behaviour; 14 Parasite Virulence; 15 The Behavioural Ecology of Social Parasitism in Ants; 16 Parasite Behavioural Ecology in a Field of Diverse Perspectives; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-280-83357-2

9786610833573

0-85199-754-6

OCLC:

476061858