Ecology and evolution of parasitism
Subtitle: hosts to ecosystems
By: edited by Frederic Thomas, Jean-Francois Guegan, and Francois Renaud.
Contributors: Thomas, Frédéric, 1970-; Guégan, Jean-François; Renaud, François, 1955-
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780199535330; 9780199535323
Subjects: Parasitism; Parasites -- Ecology; Parasites -- Evolution; Host-parasite relationships
Work titles: Ecologie et evolution des systemes parasites. English.
Description: "Ecology and Evolution of Parasitism is the first book to provide a broad synthesis of both the roles and consequences of pathogens on aspects of the ecology and evolution of free-living systems (such as sexual selection, behaviour, life history traits, regulation of populations). It focuses on hosts rather than the parasites themselves, and includes examples across a range of scales from individuals to populations, communities, and ecosystems." "This research level text is suitable for graduate level students as well as professional researchers in ecology, parasitology, epidemiology, and evolutionary biology. It will also be of relevance and use to medical researchers and public health professionals."--BOOK JACKET.