Infectious diseases in primates : behavior, ecology and evolution / / Charles L. Nunn, Sonia Altizer
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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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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (397 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 616.9 |
| Soggetto topico: | Primates - Diseases |
| Communicable diseases | |
| Communicable diseases - Environmental aspects | |
| Altri autori: |
AltizerSonia M
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [296]-367) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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) |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Infectious diseases in primates |
| ISBN: | 1-280-90382-1 |
| 0-19-151371-7 | |
| 1-4294-7017-8 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910819853603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Oxford series in ecology and evolution.