Evolutionary Ecology of Parasites [[electronic resource] ] : (Second Edition)

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910463161903321
• Autore: Poulin Robert
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Princeton, : Princeton University Press, 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (343 p.)
• Disciplina: 577.857; 591.7/857
• Soggetti: Parasites; Parasites - Ecology; Parasites -- Ecology; Parasites -- Evolution; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Preface; 1: Introduction; 2: Origins of Parasitism and Complex Life Cycles; 3: Host Specificity; 4: Evolution of Parasite Life-History Strategies; 5: Strategies of Host Exploitation; 6: Parasite Aggregation: Causes and Consequences; 7: Parasite Population Dynamics and Genetics; 8: Interactions between Species and the Parasite Niche; 9: Parasite Infracommunity Structure; 10: Component Communities and Parasite Faunas; 11 Conclusion; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: 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