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Parasitism and host behaviour
β Scribed by Behnke, Jerzy M.; Barnard, Christopher J
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 393
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
Recent ideas and experimental studies suggest that the relationship between parasitism and host behaviour has not only shaped behaviour patterns, but also morphology and population dynamics. This book looks at the parasitism/behaviour relationship in many phyla.
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Recent ideas and experimental studies suggest that the relationship between parasitism and host behaviour has not only shaped behaviour patterns, but also morphology and population dynamics. This Read more...
β¦ Table of Contents
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Contents
Preface
Contributors
1. Parasitic relationships
2. Pathology and host behaviour
3. Physiological alterations during parasitism and their effects on host behaviour
4. Parasites and host decision-making
5. Parasites and the evolution of host sexual behaviour
6. Host behaviour and opportunism in parasite life cycles
7. A phylogenetic perspective on the evolution of altered host behaviours: a critical look at the manipulation hypothesis.
β¦ Subjects
Host-parasite relationships. Parasitism. Parasites -- Ecology. Host-Parasite Relations. Parasites -- physiology. SCIENCE -- Environmental Science (see also Chemistry -- Environmental) NATURE -- Ecosystems & Habitats -- Wilderness. NATURE -- Ecology. SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Ecology.
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