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A functional biology of parasitism : ecological and evolutionary implications /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Esch, Gerald W.
Other Authors: Fernández, Jacqueline C.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Chapman & Hall, 1993.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Functional biology series.
Subjects:
Ecology.
Host-Parasite Interactions.
Parasites.
Table of Contents:
  • Extent of parasitism
  • Definitions
  • Concept of harm
  • Some adaptations to parasitism
  • Life cycle and ecology
  • Population concepts
  • Background
  • General definitions
  • Factors affecting parasite populations
  • Dispersion concept
  • Dynamics of population growth
  • Factors influencing parasite populations
  • Density-independent factors: introduction
  • Density-independent factors: case histories
  • Density-dependent factors: introduction
  • Density-dependent factors: case histories
  • Suprapopulation dynamics: introduction
  • Suprapopulation dynamics: case histories
  • Influence of parasites on host populations
  • Introduction to the concept of regulation
  • Crofton's approach
  • Overdispersion and regulation: introduction
  • Overdispersion and regulation: case histories
  • Epidemiological implications
  • Models
  • Life history strategies
  • Introduction
  • Reproductive strategies
  • Colonization strategies
  • Host behaviour and transmnission
  • Theoretical considerations
  • Infracommunity dynamics
  • Introduction
  • Evolution of parasite communities
  • Infracommunity structure.
  • (cont) Screen/filter concept
  • Component and compound communities
  • Introduction
  • Core-satellite and generalist-specialist species concepts
  • Determinants of component communities
  • Habitat variability (succession) and parasitism
  • Biocoenosis and parasite flow
  • Allogenic-autogenic species concept
  • Biogeographical aspects
  • Introduction
  • Factors affecting the geographical distribution of parasites
  • Patterns of distribution
  • Ecological aspects
  • Applied aspects of biogeography
  • Evolutionary aspects
  • Introduction
  • Microevolution
  • Evolution of host-parasite interactions
  • Parasite influence in the evolutionary biology of the host
  • Population concepts
  • Factors influencing parasite populations
  • Influence of parasites on host populations
  • Life-history strategies
  • Infracommunity dynamics
  • Component and compound communities
  • Biogeographical aspects
  • Evolutionary aspects
  • What next for the evolution and ecology of parasitism?