Author: Kenneth Wilson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107136563
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 693
Book Description
Introduces readers to key case studies that illustrate how theory and data can be integrated to understand wildlife disease ecology.
Ecology Abstracts
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Category : Ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 1118
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Publisher:
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Category : Ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 1118
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Foundations of Paleoparasitology
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ISBN: 9788575414408
Category : Paleoparasitology
Languages : en
Pages : 462
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788575414408
Category : Paleoparasitology
Languages : en
Pages : 462
Book Description
The Guenons: Diversity and Adaptation in African Monkeys
Author: International Primatological Society. Congress
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 0306473461
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 437
Book Description
This volume presents information and insight into research on a wide range of topics related to guenon biology. Topics include evolution, taxonomy, biogeography, reproductive physiology, social and positional behaviour, ecology, and conservation.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 0306473461
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 437
Book Description
This volume presents information and insight into research on a wide range of topics related to guenon biology. Topics include evolution, taxonomy, biogeography, reproductive physiology, social and positional behaviour, ecology, and conservation.
Parasites and the Behavior of Animals
Author: Janice Moore
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019534913X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
When a parasite invades an ant, does the ant behave like other ants? Maybe not-and if it doesn't, who, if anyone, benefits from the altered behaviors? The parasite? The ant? Parasites and the Behavior of Animals shows that parasite-induced behavioral alterations are more common than we might realize, and it places these alterations in an evolutionary and ecological context. Emphasizing eukaryotic parasites, the book examines the adaptive nature of behavioral changes associated with parasitism, exploring the effects of these changes on parasite transmission, parasite avoidance, and the fitness of both host and parasite. The behavioral changes and their effects are not always straightforward. To the extent that virulence, for instance, is linked to parasite transmission, the evolutionary interests of parasite and host will diverge, and the current winner of the contest to maximize reproductive rates may not be clear, or, for that matter, inevitable. Nonetheless, by affecting susceptibility, host/parasite lifespan and fecundity, and transmission itself, host behavior influences parameters that are basic to our comprehension of how parasites invade host populations, and fundamentally, how parasites evolve. Such an understanding is important for a wide range of scientists, from ecologists and parasitologists to evolutionary, conservation and behavioral biologists: The behavioral alterations that parasites induce can subtly and profoundly affect the distribution and abundance of animals.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019534913X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
When a parasite invades an ant, does the ant behave like other ants? Maybe not-and if it doesn't, who, if anyone, benefits from the altered behaviors? The parasite? The ant? Parasites and the Behavior of Animals shows that parasite-induced behavioral alterations are more common than we might realize, and it places these alterations in an evolutionary and ecological context. Emphasizing eukaryotic parasites, the book examines the adaptive nature of behavioral changes associated with parasitism, exploring the effects of these changes on parasite transmission, parasite avoidance, and the fitness of both host and parasite. The behavioral changes and their effects are not always straightforward. To the extent that virulence, for instance, is linked to parasite transmission, the evolutionary interests of parasite and host will diverge, and the current winner of the contest to maximize reproductive rates may not be clear, or, for that matter, inevitable. Nonetheless, by affecting susceptibility, host/parasite lifespan and fecundity, and transmission itself, host behavior influences parameters that are basic to our comprehension of how parasites invade host populations, and fundamentally, how parasites evolve. Such an understanding is important for a wide range of scientists, from ecologists and parasitologists to evolutionary, conservation and behavioral biologists: The behavioral alterations that parasites induce can subtly and profoundly affect the distribution and abundance of animals.
Parasite Biodiversity
Author: Robert Poulin
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution
ISBN: 1935623494
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
This comprehensive, groundbreaking book on the biodiversity of parasites offers a clear and accessible explanation of how parasite biodiversity provides insight into the history and biogeography of other organisms, the structure of ecosystems, and the processes that lead to the diversification of life.
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution
ISBN: 1935623494
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
This comprehensive, groundbreaking book on the biodiversity of parasites offers a clear and accessible explanation of how parasite biodiversity provides insight into the history and biogeography of other organisms, the structure of ecosystems, and the processes that lead to the diversification of life.
The Macaque Connection
Author: Sindhu Radhakrishna
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1461439671
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
The concept of this book arises from a symposium entitled “Human-Macaque Interactions: Traditional and Modern Perspectives on Cooperation and Conflict ” organized at the 23rd Congress of the International Primatological Society, that was held in Kyoto in September 2010. The symposium highlighted the many aspects of human-macaque relations and some of the participants were invited to contribute to this volume. The volume will include about 11 chapters by a variety of international authors and some excerpts from published literature that illustrate cultural notions of macaques. Contributions from invited authors will engage with four main perspectives – traditional views of macaques, cooperative relationships between humans and macaques, current scenarios of human-macaque conflict, and how living with and beside humans has affected macaques. Authors will address these concerns through their research findings and reviews of their work on the Asian, and the lone African, macaques.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1461439671
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
The concept of this book arises from a symposium entitled “Human-Macaque Interactions: Traditional and Modern Perspectives on Cooperation and Conflict ” organized at the 23rd Congress of the International Primatological Society, that was held in Kyoto in September 2010. The symposium highlighted the many aspects of human-macaque relations and some of the participants were invited to contribute to this volume. The volume will include about 11 chapters by a variety of international authors and some excerpts from published literature that illustrate cultural notions of macaques. Contributions from invited authors will engage with four main perspectives – traditional views of macaques, cooperative relationships between humans and macaques, current scenarios of human-macaque conflict, and how living with and beside humans has affected macaques. Authors will address these concerns through their research findings and reviews of their work on the Asian, and the lone African, macaques.
Current Advances in Ecological & Environmental Sciences
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Category : Ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 598
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Category : Ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 598
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Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic
Author: David Quammen
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393066800
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 591
Book Description
A masterpiece of science reporting that tracks the animal origins of emerginghuman diseases.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393066800
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 591
Book Description
A masterpiece of science reporting that tracks the animal origins of emerginghuman diseases.
Livestock's Long Shadow
Author: Henning Steinfeld
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN: 9789251055717
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
"The assessment builds on the work of the Livestock, Environment and Development (LEAD) Initiative"--Pref.
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN: 9789251055717
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
"The assessment builds on the work of the Livestock, Environment and Development (LEAD) Initiative"--Pref.
Parasitism
Author: Albert O. Bush
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521664479
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 580
Book Description
Explains parasite biology as a branch of ecology - essential reading for zoology and ecology students.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521664479
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 580
Book Description
Explains parasite biology as a branch of ecology - essential reading for zoology and ecology students.