Evolutionary Ecology of Parasites : (Second Edition)

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Poulin, Robert.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Parasites.

Parasites--Ecology.

Parasites--Evolution.

Local Subjects:

Parasites.

Parasites--Ecology.

Parasites--Evolution.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (343 p.)

Edition:

Second

Place of Publication:

Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2011.

Summary:

Parasites have evolved independently in numerous animal lineages, and they now make up a considerable proportion of the biodiversity of life. Not only do they impact humans and other animals in fundamental ways, but in recent years they have become a powerful model system for the study of ecology and evolution, with practical applications in disease prevention. Here, in a thoroughly revised and updated edition of his influential earlier work, Robert Poulin provides an evolutionary ecologist's view of the biology of parasites. He sets forth a comprehensive synthesis of parasite evolutionary

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Preface; 1: Introduction; 2: Origins of Parasitism and Complex Life Cycles; 3: Host Specificity; 4: Evolution of Parasite Life-History Strategies; 5: Strategies of Host Exploitation; 6: Parasite Aggregation: Causes and Consequences; 7: Parasite Population Dynamics and Genetics; 8: Interactions between Species and the Parasite Niche; 9: Parasite Infracommunity Structure; 10: Component Communities and Parasite Faunas; 11 Conclusion; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9786613133458

9781400840809

1400840805

9781283133456

1283133458

OCLC:

730151753