Parasite Biodiversity
Title | Parasite Biodiversity PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Poulin |
Publisher | Smithsonian Institution |
Pages | 225 |
Release | 2014-05-27 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 1935623494 |
This comprehensive, groundbreaking book on the biodiversity of parasites offers a clear and accessible explanation of how parasite biodiversity provides insight into the history and biogeography of other organisms, the structure of ecosystems, and the processes that lead to the diversification of life.
Parasite Biodiversity
Title | Parasite Biodiversity PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Poulin |
Publisher | Smithsonian Institution |
Pages | 225 |
Release | 2005-01-17 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 1588341704 |
This comprehensive, groundbreaking book on the biodiversity of parasites offers a clear and accessible explanation of how parasite biodiversity provides insight into the history and biogeography of other organisms, the structure of ecosystems, and the processes that lead to the diversification of life.
Parasitism
Title | Parasitism PDF eBook |
Author | Albert O. Bush |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 580 |
Release | 2001-03-22 |
Genre | Medical |
ISBN | 9780521664479 |
Explains parasite biology as a branch of ecology - essential reading for zoology and ecology students.
Parasite Diversity and Diversification
Title | Parasite Diversity and Diversification PDF eBook |
Author | Serge Morand |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 503 |
Release | 2015-02-26 |
Genre | Medical |
ISBN | 1107037654 |
By joining phylogenetics and evolutionary ecology, this book explores the patterns of parasite diversity while revealing diversification processes.
Parasites in Ecological Communities
Title | Parasites in Ecological Communities PDF eBook |
Author | Melanie J. Hatcher |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 463 |
Release | 2011-06-16 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 1139496980 |
Interactions between competitors, predators and their prey have traditionally been viewed as the foundation of community structure. Parasites – long ignored in community ecology – are now recognized as playing an important part in influencing species interactions and consequently affecting ecosystem function. Parasitism can interact with other ecological drivers, resulting in both detrimental and beneficial effects on biodiversity and ecosystem health. Species interactions involving parasites are also key to understanding many biological invasions and emerging infectious diseases. This book bridges the gap between community ecology and epidemiology to create a wide-ranging examination of how parasites and pathogens affect all aspects of ecological communities, enabling the new generation of ecologists to include parasites as a key consideration in their studies. This comprehensive guide to a newly emerging field is of relevance to academics, practitioners and graduates in biodiversity, conservation and population management, and animal and human health.
Evolutionary Ecology of Parasites
Title | Evolutionary Ecology of Parasites PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Poulin |
Publisher | Princeton University Press |
Pages | 343 |
Release | 2011-06-27 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 1400840805 |
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.
Host Manipulation by Parasites
Title | Host Manipulation by Parasites PDF eBook |
Author | Richard Dawkins |
Publisher | OUP Oxford |
Pages | 240 |
Release | 2012-06-07 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0191631655 |
Parasites that manipulate the behaviour of their hosts represent striking examples of adaptation by natural selection. This field of study is now moving beyond its descriptive phase and into more exciting areas where the processes and patterns of such dramatic adaptations can be better understood. This innovative text provides an up-to-date, authoritative, and challenging review of host manipulation by parasites that assesses the current state of developments in the field and lays out a framework for future research. It also promotes a greater integration of behavioral ecology with studies of host manipulation (behavioral ecology has tended to concentrate mainly on behaviour expressed by free living organisms and is far less focused on the role of parasites in shaping behaviour). To help achieve this, the editors adopt a novel approach of having a prominent expert on behavioral ecology (but who does not work directly on parasites) to provide an afterword to each chapter.