Parasites and the Behavior of Animals
Seiten
2002
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-514653-0 (ISBN)
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-514653-0 (ISBN)
This volume presents ecological consequences and evolutionary mechanisms that may be associated with behavioural alterations in parasitized hosts. Alterations may result from natural selection favouring the host or parasite, or side-effects caused by physiological changes associated with symbiosis.
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.
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.
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 of Infected Hosts ; 6. Concluding Remarks ; Appendix: Table ; Bibliography ; Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 21.2.2002 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution |
| Zusatzinfo | numerous halftones and line drawings; 1 colour plate |
| Verlagsort | Oxford |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 235 x 157 mm |
| Gewicht | 467 g |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Evolution |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Mikrobiologie / Immunologie | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-514653-0 / 0195146530 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-514653-0 / 9780195146530 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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