Host manipulation by parasites

Host manipulation by parasites /

"Parasites that manipulate the behaviour of their hosts represent striking examples of adaptation by natural selection. This field of study is now moving beyond its descriptive phase and into more exciting areas where the processes and patterns of such dramatic adaptations can be better underst...

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Other Authors: Hughes, David P., Brodeur, Jacques, Thomas, Frédéric, 1970-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012
Subjects:
Host-parasite relationships.
Host-Parasite Interactions
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Forword / Richard Dawkins
  • 1. A history of parasites and hosts, science and fashion / Janice Moore
  • Afterword / John Alcock
  • 2. Evolutionary routes leading to host manipulation by parasites / Frédéric Thomas, Thierry Rigaud, and Jacques Brodeur
  • Afterword / Stephen C. Stearns
  • 3. The strings of the puppet master: how parasites change host behavior / Shelley A. Adamo
  • Afterword / Gene Robinson
  • 4. Parasites discover behavioral ecology: how to manage one's host in a complex world / Bernard D. Roitberg
  • Afterword / Frédérique Dubois
  • 5. Manipulation of plant phenotypes by insects and insect-borne pathogens / Marck C. Mescher
  • Afterword / Pedro Jordano
  • 6. Visual trickery in avian brood parasites / Naomi E. Langmore and Claire N. Spottiswoode
  • Afterword / Scott V. Edwards
  • 7. Endosymbiotic microbes as adaptive manipulators of arthropod behavior and natural driving sources of host speciation / Wolfgang J. Miller and Daniela Schneider
  • Afterword / Lee Ehrman
  • 8. Parasites and the superorganism / David P. Hughes
  • Afterword / Bert Hölldobler
  • 9. Ecological consequences of manipulative parasites / Kevin D. Lafferty and Armand M. Kuris
  • Afterword / Michel Loreau
  • 10. Applied aspects of host manipulation by parasites / Robert Poulin and Edward P. Levri
  • Afterword / Andrew Read and Victoria Braithwaite
  • 11. Behavioral manipulation outside the world of parasites / Frank Cézilly and Frédéric Thomas
  • Afterword / Alex Kacelnik.

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