02417nam 22004813u 450 991046316190332120210107030810.0(CKB)2670000000491354(EBL)713594(OCoLC)730151753(MiAaPQ)EBC713594(EXLCZ)99267000000049135420131216d2011|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||Evolutionary Ecology of Parasites[electronic resource] (Second Edition)Princeton Princeton University Press20111 online resource (343 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-691-12084-6 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 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 ParasitesParasites - EcologyParasites -- EcologyParasites -- EvolutionParasitesElectronic books.Parasites.Parasites - Ecology.Parasites -- Ecology.Parasites -- Evolution.Parasites.577.857591.7/857Poulin Robert625545AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910463161903321Evolutionary ecology of parasites1221154UNINA