Parasite Communities: Patterns and Processes - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Parasite Communities: Patterns and Processes write by Gerald W. Esch. This book was released on 2012-12-06. Parasite Communities: Patterns and Processes available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. We first discussed the possibility of organizing a symposium on helminth communities in June, 1986. At that time, we were engaged in writing a joint paper on potential structuring mechanisms in helminth communities; we disagreed on a number of issues. We felt the reason for such debate was because the discipline was in a great state of flux, with many new concepts and approaches being introduced with increasing frequency. After consider able discussion about the need, scope and the inevitable limitations of such a symposium, we decided that the time was ripe to bring other ecologists, engaged in similar research, face-to-face. There were many individuals from whom to choose; we selected those who were actively publishing on helminth communities or those who had expertise in areas which we felt were particularly appropriate. We compiled a list of potential participants, contacted them and received unanimous support to organize such a symposium. Our intent was to cover several broad areas, fully recognizing that breadth negates depth (at least with a publisher's limitation on the number of pages). We felt it important to consider patterns amongst different kinds of hosts because this is where we had disagreed among ourselves.
Parasites in Ecological Communities
Parasites in Ecological Communities - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Parasites in Ecological Communities write by Melanie J. Hatcher. This book was released on 2011-06-16. Parasites in Ecological Communities available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Interactions between competitors, predators and their prey have traditionally been viewed as the foundation of community structure. Parasites – long ignored in community ecology – are now recognized as playing an important part in influencing species interactions and consequently affecting ecosystem function. Parasitism can interact with other ecological drivers, resulting in both detrimental and beneficial effects on biodiversity and ecosystem health. Species interactions involving parasites are also key to understanding many biological invasions and emerging infectious diseases. This book bridges the gap between community ecology and epidemiology to create a wide-ranging examination of how parasites and pathogens affect all aspects of ecological communities, enabling the new generation of ecologists to include parasites as a key consideration in their studies. This comprehensive guide to a newly emerging field is of relevance to academics, practitioners and graduates in biodiversity, conservation and population management, and animal and human health.
Evolutionary Ecology of Parasites
Evolutionary Ecology of Parasites - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Evolutionary Ecology of Parasites write by Robert Poulin. This book was released on 2011-06-27. Evolutionary Ecology of Parasites available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Parasites have evolved independently in numerous animal lineages, and they now make up a considerable proportion of the biodiversity of life. Not only do they impact humans and other animals in fundamental ways, but in recent years they have become a powerful model system for the study of ecology and evolution, with practical applications in disease prevention. Here, in a thoroughly revised and updated edition of his influential earlier work, Robert Poulin provides an evolutionary ecologist's view of the biology of parasites. He sets forth a comprehensive synthesis of parasite evolutionary ecology, integrating information across scales from the features of individual parasites to the dynamics of parasite populations and the structuring of parasite communities. Evolutionary Ecology of Parasites presents an evolutionary framework for the study of parasite biology, combining theory with empirical examples for a broader understanding of why parasites are as they are and do what they do. An up-to-date synthesis of the field, the book is an ideal teaching tool for advanced courses on the subject. Pointing toward promising directions and setting a research agenda, it will also be an invaluable reference for researchers who seek to extend our knowledge of parasite ecology and evolution.
Host Manipulation by Parasites
Host Manipulation by Parasites - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Host Manipulation by Parasites write by David P. Hughes. This book was released on 2012-06-07. Host Manipulation by Parasites available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Parasites that manipulate the behaviour of their hosts represent striking examples of adaptation by natural selection. This text provides an authoritative review of host manipulation by parasites that assesses developments in the field and lays out a framework for future research.
Parasite Communities
Parasite Communities - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Parasite Communities write by Gerald W Esch. This book was released on 1989-11-16. Parasite Communities available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
