Evolutionary Biology of Parasites. (MPB-15), Volume 15 Peter W. Price.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Price, Peter W.

Series:

Monographs in population biology ; 15.

Monographs in population biology ; 15

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Parasites--Evolution.

Parasites.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 237 pages) : illustrations.

Manufacture:

Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2021

Place of Publication:

Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 1980.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

In spite of the fact that parasites represent more than half of all living species of plants and animals, their role in the evolution of life on earth has been substantially underestimated. Here, for the first time within an evolutionary and ecological framework, Peter Price integrates the biological attributes that characterize parasites ranging from such diverse groups as viruses, bacteria, protozoa, and fungi, to helminths, mites, insects, and parasitic flowering plants.Synthesizing systematics, ecology, behavioral biology, genetics, and biogeography, the author outlines the success of parasitism as a mode of life, the common features of the wide range of organisms that adopt such a way of life, the reasons for parasites' extraordinary potential for continued adaptive radiation, and their role in molding community structure by means of their impact on the evolution of host species. In demonstrating the importance of parasitic interactions for determining population patterns and geographical distributions, Dr. Price generates further discussion and suggests new areas for research.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Preface

Contents

CHAPTER ONE. Introduction: The Parasite's Lot in Evolutionary Biology

CHAPTER TWO. General Concepts

CHAPTER THREE. Non-Equilibrium Populations and Communities

CHAPTER FOUR. Genetic Systems

CHAPTER FIVE. Adaptive Radiation and Specificity

CHAPTER SIX. Ecological Niches, Species Packing, and Community Organization

CHAPTER SEVEN. Parasite Impact on the Evolutionary Biology o£ Hosts

CHAPTER EIGHT. Further Study

Bibliography

Author Index

Subject Index

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780691082578

069108257X

9780691209425

0691209421

OCLC:

1227051501