Natural History of Host-Parasite Interactions

Inbunden, Engelska, 2009

Del 68 i serien Advances in Parasitology

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Beskrivning

This volume covers a wide range of systems, exemplified by a broad spectrum of micro- and macro-parasites, impacting humans, domestic and wild animals and plants. It illustrates the importance of evolutionary considerations and concepts, both as thinking tools for qualitative understanding or as guiding tools for decision making in major disease control programs.

Brings together a range of articles from scientists from different fields of research and/or disease control, but with a common interest in studying the biology of a variety of parasitic diseases
Evolutionary theory has an important role to play in both the interpretation of host and parasitic dynamics and the design and application of disease control programs

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2009-03-24
Mått:152 x 229 x 0 mm
Vikt:720 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Advances in Parasitology
Antal sidor:366
Förlag:Elsevier Science
Medarbetare:JoanneP. Webster
ISBN:9780123747877

Utforska kategorier

Patologi inom Medicin

Recensioner i media

"One is struck by the quality and scholarship of the various chapters and the obviously efficient editing." --PARASITOLOGY "The policy of the editors of Advances in Parasitology to include reviews from any aspect of parasitology and the high standard of individual papers have resulted in this series of volumes becoming an indispensable source for students, teachers, and research workers." --ANNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND PARASITOLOGY

Innehållsförteckning

PrefaceJoanne P. Webster1. HLA-Mediated Control of HIV, and HIV Adaptation to HLARebecca Payne, Philippa Matthews, Julia Prado and Philip Goulder2. An Evolutionary Perspective on Parasitism as a Cause of CancerPaul W. Ewald3. Invasion of the Body Snatchers: the Diversity and Evolution of Manipulative Strategies in Host-Parasite InteractionsThierry Lefèvre, Shelley Adamo, David G. Biron, Dorothée Missé, David Hughes and Frédéric Thomas4. Evolutionary Drivers of Parasite-Induced Changes in Insect Life-History Traits: From Theory to Underlying MechanismsHilary Hurd5. Ecological Immunology of a Tapeworms’ Interaction with its Two Consecutive HostsKatrin Hammerschmidt and Joachim Kurtz6. Tracking Transmission of the Zoonosis Toxoplasma gondiiJudith E. Smith7. Parasites and Biological InvasionsAlison M. Dunn8. Zoonoses in Wildlife: Integrating Ecology into ManagementFiona Mathews9. Understanding the Interaction between an Obligate Hyperparasitic Bacterium, Pasteuria penetrans and its Obligate Plant Parasitic Nematode Host, Meloidogyne spp.Keith G. Davies10. Host-Parasite Relations and Implications for ControlAlan Fenwick11. Onchocerca-Simulium Interactions and the Population and Evolutionary Biology of Onchocerca volvulusMaría-Gloria Basáñez, Thomas S. Churcher and María-Eugenia Grillet12. Microsporidians as Evolution-Proof Agents of Malaria Control?Jacob C. Koella, Lena Lorenz and Irka Bargielowski