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Infectious diseases in primates : behavior, ecology and evolution / Charles L. Nunn, Sonia Altizer.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Nunn, Charles L.
- Series:
- Oxford series in ecology and evolution.
- Oxford series in ecology and evolution
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Primates--Diseases.
- Primates.
- Communicable diseases.
- Communicable diseases--Environmental aspects.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (397 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
- Summary:
- This innovative book provides a comprehensive synthesis of the emerging and topical field of disease ecology. I thoroughly enjoyed it and highly recommend it to those with a passion for diseases or primates. - Raina K. Plowright, TRENDS in Ecology and Evolution (2006)
- Contents:
- Contents; 1 Questions, terminology, and underlying principles; 2 Diversity and characteristics of primate parasites; 3 Primate socioecology and disease risk: predictions and rationale; 4 Host-parasite dynamics and epidemiological principles; 5 Host defenses: the immune system and behavioral counterstrategies; 6 Infectious disease and primate social systems; 7 Parasites and primate conservation; 8 From nonhuman primates to human health and evolution; 9 Concluding remarks and future directions; References; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [296]-367) and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-90382-1
- 0-19-151371-7
- 1-4294-7017-8
- OCLC:
- 609829815
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