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Disease ecology : Galapagos birds and their parasites / Patricia G. Parker, editor.
Veterinary: Atwood Library (Campus) - Display SF723.G23 D57 2018
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- Book
- Series:
- Social and ecological interactions in the Galapagos Islands 2195-1055
- Social and Ecological Interactions in the Galapagos Islands, 2195-1055
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Birds--Parasites.
- Animals--Diseases.
- Veterinary medicine.
- Environmental conditions.
- Galapagos Islands--Environmental conditions.
- Galapagos Islands.
- Ecuador.
- Veterinary medicine--Galapagos Islands.
- Animals--Diseases--Environmental aspects--Galapagos Islands.
- Animals.
- Birds--Parasites--Galapagos Islands.
- Birds.
- Veterinary Medicine.
- Bird Diseases--parasitology.
- Ecology.
- Medical Subjects:
- Ecuador.
- Veterinary Medicine.
- Bird Diseases--parasitology.
- Birds.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 330 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Cham : Springer, 2018.
- Contents:
- Introduction and overview
- Colonization of Galapagos birds : identifying the closest relative and estimating colonization
- Colonization of parasites and vectors
- Genetic diversity in endemic Galapagos birds : patterns and implications
- From the vagile to the sedentary : disease implications and new host relationships on islands
- Host-switching : how it starts
- New host-parasite relationships by host-switching
- Movement among islands by host, vector, or parasite
- Invasion of an avian nest parasite, Philornis downsi, to the Galapagos islands : colonization history, adaptations to novel ecosystems, and conservation challenges
- Domestic and peridomestic animals in Galapagos : health policies and practices
- Filling the gaps : improving sampling and analysis of disease surveillance data in Galapagos
- Collaboration and the politics of conservation.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Clarence J. Marshall Memorial Library Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9783319881287
- 3319659081
- 9783319659084
- OCLC:
- 994762185
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