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Evolutionary Ecology of Parasites : Second Edition /
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 an...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
2007.
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| Edición: | 2nd ed. |
| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Origins of parasitism and complex life cycles
- Host specificity
- Evolution of parasite life-history strategies
- Strategies of host exploitation
- Parasite aggregation : causes and consequences
- Parasite population dynamics and genetics
- Interactions between species and the parasite niche
- Parasite infracommunity structure
- Component communities and parasite faunas.