Evolutionary Ecology of Parasites (eBook)

Second Edition

Robert Poulin (Autor)

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2011 | 2., Second Edition
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-1-4008-4080-9 (ISBN)

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Robert Poulin is Professor of Zoology at the University of Otago, New Zealand. He is the coauthor of Parasite Biodiversity and the editor of two other books.

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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 ecology, integrating information across scales from the features of individual parasites to the dynamics of parasite populations and the structuring of parasite communities. Evolutionary Ecology of Parasites presents an evolutionary framework for the study of parasite biology, combining theory with empirical examples for a broader understanding of why parasites are as they are and do what they do. An up-to-date synthesis of the field, the book is an ideal teaching tool for advanced courses on the subject. Pointing toward promising directions and setting a research agenda, it will also be an invaluable reference for researchers who seek to extend our knowledge of parasite ecology and evolution.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 27.6.2011
• Zusatzinfo: 109 line illus. 2 tables.
• Verlagsort: Princeton
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Evolution
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Mikrobiologie / Immunologie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: Acanthocephala • adaptive Radiation • Amphibian • Amphipoda • Anthelmintic • Apicomplexa • Arthropod • asexual reproduction • Biological interaction • Biology • Biomass (ecology) • cestoda • Commensalism • common species • Competition • Copepod • crustacean • Cymothoidae • Cysticercoid • Density dependence • ecological niche • Ecology • Evolution • evolutionary biology • evolutionary ecology • Fecundity • fish • Fish diseases and parasites • flatworm • Freshwater fish • Gametocyte • Gene Flow • genetic diversity • Genetic heterogeneity • genetic structure • genetic variability • Genotype • Heligmosomoides polygyrus • helminths • Host (biology) • Human parasite • Hymenolepis diminuta • Hymenolepis (tapeworm) • insect • interspecific competition • Intestinal parasite • intraspecific competition • Invertebrate • Isopoda • larva • Local extinction • louse • Mammal • Marine Biology • mating • Mite • model organism • Moniliformis moniliformis • mortality rate • Nematode • organism • Ostertagia • parasitism • Parasitoid • Parasitology • Parthenogenesis • pathogen • Phenotype • Phenotypic plasticity • phylogenetic tree • Plasmodium • Poisson distribution • polychaete • Pomphorhynchus laevis • population dynamics • Population Size • predation • Priority effect • Protozoa • rare species • Reproductive success • rodent • Schistocephalus solidus • Schistosoma • Schistosoma mansoni • Sex Ratio • sexual reproduction • Sexual Selection • Speciation • species • species complex • Species richness • sympatry • Taxon • Toxoplasma gondii • Trade-off • Trematoda • Trematode life cycle stages • Vertebrate • Virulence
• ISBN-10: 1-4008-4080-5 / 1400840805
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4008-4080-9 / 9781400840809