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Micromammals and Macroparasites From Evolutionary Ecology to Management /
Small mammals are among the most ubiquitous and important components of terrestrial ecosystems. They have coevolved, and now coexist, with a diverse array of parasites, such that not only are all aspects of their biology influenced by parasitism but they also play key roles in the transmission and m...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Tokyo :
Springer Japan : Imprint: Springer,
2006.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. 2006. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto Completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- and definitions
- Micromammals and macroparasites: Who is who and how do they interact?
- Major taxa parasitic on micromammals
- Digenean trematodes
- Cestodes of small mammals: Taxonomy and life cycles
- Nematodes
- Acanthocephalans
- Taxonomy, host associations, life cycles and vectorial importance of ticks parasitizing small mammals
- Mesostigmatid mites as parasites of small mammals: Systematics, ecology, and the evolution of parasitic associations
- Taxonomy, life cycles and the origin of parasitism in trombiculid mites
- Blood-sucking lice (Anoplura) of small mammals: True parasites
- Fleas: Permanent satellites of small mammals
- Bat flies: Obligate ectoparasites of bats
- Patterns
- Patterns of macroparasite diversity in small mammals
- Patterns of host specificity in parasites exploiting small mammals
- Coevolution of macroparasites and their small mammalian hosts: Cophylogeny and coadaptation
- Comparative phylogeography: The use of parasites for insights into host history
- Insularity and micromammal-macroparasite relationships
- Processes
- Models for host-macroparasite interactions in micromammals
- Transmission ecology and the structure of parasite communities in small mammals
- Effect of macroparasites on the energy budget of small mammals
- Immunogenetics of micromammalmacroparasite interactions
- Interactions among immune, endocrine, and behavioural response to infection
- Behaviour, life history strategies and parasite infection in rodents
- Management and Case Studies
- Nematode zoonoses
- Rodents as definitive hosts of Schistosoma, with special reference to S. mansoni transmission
- Towards understanding the impacts of environmental variation on Echinococcus multilocularis transmission
- Parasites and pest population management
- Biological conservation and parasitism
- Conclusion
- Global changes and the future of micromammal-macroparasite interactions.