Host-parasite Evolution

General Principles and Avian Models

Buch | Softcover

486 Seiten

1997
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-854892-8 (ISBN)

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This question-oriented volume seeks to bridge the gap between evolutionary ecologists and parasitologists. A range of experts have written chapters that review general concepts and provide a detailed survey of the parasites of a major group of hosts.

Current interest in host-parasite interactions is spread across many disciplines-immunology, evolution, ecology, endocrinology, sexual selection, behaviour, and organismal parasitology. Host-parasite evolution is a comprehensive review that bridges the gap between evolutionary biologists and parasitologists. Some chapters deal with conceptual issues, such as demography or sexual selection; others present nuts-and-bolts information about parasites themselves and methods used to study them. Because birds have figured prominently in much evolutionary work on host-parasite interactions, the emphasis is on avian systems, but other systems are included where relevant. It will be an invaluable reference for students and researchers from a wide range of disciplines interested in understanding host-parasite interactions.

Chapter 1 - Introduction ; Part I: General Principles ; Chapter 2 - Parasite-mediated natural selection ; Chapter 3 - Immune defence: genetic control ; Chapter 4 - Behavioural defence ; Chapter 5 - Parasite-mediated sexual selection: endocrine aspects ; Chapter 6 - Parasitism and the evolution of host life history ; Chapter 7 - Host-parasite processes and demographic consequences ; Chapter 8 - The role of parasites in bird conservation ; Chapter 9 - Community ecology of parasites and free-living animals ; Chapter 10 - Comparative studies of host parasite communities ; Chapter 11 - Host-parasite cospeciation: history, principles and prospects ; Chapter 12 - Host-parasite cospeciation, host switching and missing the boat ; Part II: Avian Models ; Chapter 13 - Birds as habitat for parasites ; Chapter 14 - Viruses, bacteria and fungi of birds ; R S1HAPTER 15 - PROTOZOA, HELMINTHS AND ARTHROPODS OF BIRDS ; Chapter 16 - Avian brood parasites ; Chapter 17 - Conclusion: Evolution of host-parasite interactions

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.1.1997
Zusatzinfo	halftones, line figures, tables
Verlagsort	Oxford
Sprache	englisch
Maße	168 x 240 mm
Gewicht	793 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Evolution
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Mikrobiologie / Immunologie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie
ISBN-10	0-19-854892-3 / 0198548923
ISBN-13	978-0-19-854892-8 / 9780198548928
Zustand	Neuware