02534nam 22005654a 450 991081985360332120200520144314.01-280-90382-10-19-151371-71-4294-7017-8(CKB)1000000000398246(EBL)430389(OCoLC)609829815(MiAaPQ)EBC430389(OCoLC)62888951(FINmELB)ELB162115(EXLCZ)99100000000039824620060110d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierInfectious diseases in primates behavior, ecology and evolution /Charles L. Nunn, Sonia Altizer1st ed.Oxford ;New York Oxford University Press20061 online resource (397 p.)Oxford series in ecology and evolutionDescription based upon print version of record.0-19-856584-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. [296]-367) and index.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; IndexThis 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)Oxford series in ecology and evolution.PrimatesDiseasesCommunicable diseasesCommunicable diseasesEnvironmental aspectsPrimatesDiseases.Communicable diseases.Communicable diseasesEnvironmental aspects.616.9Nunn Charles L72219Altizer Sonia M1750392MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910819853603321Infectious diseases in primates4185011UNINA