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UNINA9910787775203321 |
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Autore |
Poulin Robert |
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Titolo |
Evolutionary Ecology of Parasites [[electronic resource] ] : (Second Edition) |
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Princeton, : Princeton University Press, 2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-4008-4080-5 |
9786613133458 |
1-283-13345-8 |
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Edizione |
[Second] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (343 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Parasites |
Parasites - Ecology |
Parasites -- Ecology |
Parasites -- Evolution |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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