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Record Nr.

UNINA9910787775203321

Autore

Poulin Robert

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Princeton, : Princeton University Press, 2011

ISBN

1-4008-4080-5

9786613133458

1-283-13345-8

Edizione

[Second]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (343 p.)

Disciplina

577.857

591.7/857

Soggetti

Parasites

Parasites - Ecology

Parasites -- Ecology

Parasites -- Evolution

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



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910798093303321

Titolo

Adoptees' ethnic identity within family and social contexts / / Elena L. Grigorenko [and three others], editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

San Francisco, California : , : Jossey-Bass, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-119-21661-3

1-119-21660-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (119 p.)

Collana

New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development ; ; Number 150

Disciplina

649.145

Soggetti

Adopted children - Psychology

Adoptees

Interethnic adoption

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.