Parasites and the Behavior of Animals
Janice Moore(Author)
Oxford University Press Inc
Published on 31. January 2002
Book
Hardback
326 pages
978-0-19-508441-2 (ISBN)
Description
This volume presents ecological consequences and evolutionary mechanisms that may be associated with behavioral alterations in parasitized hosts. Alterations may result from natural selection favoring the host or parasite, or there may be side effects of physiological changes associated with symbiosis. This book summarizes the literature in this area, showing that reports of alteration may frequently be consistent with more than one evolutionary explanation and that rigorous tests are needed before the phenomenon can be understood and placed in a predictive framework. Such understanding is important, because these behavioral alterations have been shown to have the potential to affect the distribution of animals in nature and their interactions with predators and competitors, and the alterations may have implications for vector biology.
Reviews / Votes
Moore has managed to capture the spirit of why she does what she does, the magic of discovery in a virtually unknown world ... All of this is done in a comfortable, conversational writing style and with a perfect mix of ilustrations that does not in any way detract from the scholarly nature of the text. Moore is not only very good at what she does, she is also very good at explaining it ... this book is going to inspire students to take up the challenge in the nextgeneration. BioScience A gripping account of the sometimes spectacular behavioural ( and morphological) alterations caused by parasites ... Everyone with a general interest in biology who can still be amazed by the awesome power of natural selection should look at this book. NATUREMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
fig., num. halftones, 1 farbige Bildtafel
numerous halftones and figures; 1 colour plate
ISBN-13
978-0-19-508441-2 (9780195084412)
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Janice Moore
Parasites and the Behavior of Animals
E-Book
01/2002
1st Edition
OUP USA
€80.49
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Content
1. Introduction; 2. Life Cycles: Blueprints for R0; 3. Behavioral Alterations and Parasite Transmission; 4. Behavioral Alterations and Avoiding Parasites; 5. Behavioral Alterations and the Fitness and Longevity; 5. Behavioral Alterations and the Fitness and Longevity of Infected Hosts; 6. Concluding Remarks; Appendix: Table; Bibliography; Index