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Parasitism : the ecology and evolution of intimate interactions /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Combes, Claude
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2001.
Series:Interspecific interactions.
Subjects:
Host-Parasite Interactions.
Parasitology.
Parasites.
Table of Contents:
  • The universe of parasites
  • Specialization in parasites
  • The fragmented nature of parasite populations and communities
  • Parasite distribution
  • Diversity in time
  • Parasite-host coevolution
  • Genes to encounter
  • Genes to avoid
  • Genes to kill
  • Genes to survivie
  • How do coevolutions evolve?
  • Parasites against their conspecifics
  • Parasites against competing species
  • Parasites and host individuals
  • Parasites and host populations
  • Parasites and host ecosystems
  • Parasites and environment
  • Parasites and sex
  • Mutualism
  • Parasitism and humanity