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UNINA9910819853603321 |
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Autore |
Nunn Charles L |
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Titolo |
Infectious diseases in primates : behavior, ecology and evolution / / Charles L. Nunn, Sonia Altizer |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-90382-1 |
0-19-151371-7 |
1-4294-7017-8 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (397 p.) |
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Collana |
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Oxford series in ecology and evolution |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Primates - Diseases |
Communicable diseases |
Communicable diseases - Environmental aspects |
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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 bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [296]-367) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; 1 Questions, terminology, and underlying principles; 2 Diversity and characteristics of primate parasites; 3 Primate socioecology and disease risk: predictions and rationale; 4 Host-parasite dynamics and epidemiological principles; 5 Host defenses: the immune system and behavioral counterstrategies; 6 Infectious disease and primate social systems; 7 Parasites and primate conservation; 8 From nonhuman primates to human health and evolution; 9 Concluding remarks and future directions; References; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This innovative book provides a comprehensive synthesis of the emerging and topical field of disease ecology. I thoroughly enjoyed it and highly recommend it to those with a passion for diseases or primates. - Raina K. Plowright, TRENDS in Ecology and Evolution (2006) |
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