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Ecoimmunology (Hardcover, New)
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Ecoimmunology (Hardcover, New)
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The role of parasites and pathogens in the evolution of life
history traits is of increasing interest to both ecologists and
evolutionary biologists. Immunology, which was once studied almost
exclusively by immunologists, has become an important area of
proximate investigation to animal physiologists as a means for
understanding changes in disease susceptibility and the neural and
neuroendocrine mechanisms that mediate these changes. The
coalescence of these different perspectives has given rise to the
field of ecological immunology, an interdisciplinary research field
that examines interactions among host physiology and disease
ecology in a wide range of environmentally relevant contexts. The
goal of ecological immunology is to understand immune function in
the context of life-history traits across a wide range of
organisms. Research within the field combines diverse approaches
from a wide range of scientific disciplines including evolution,
ecology, and life history theory to endocrinology, neuroscience,
molecular biology, and behavior. This book critically reviews
recent advances in the discipline of ecoimmunology. Chapters are
written by experts in their respective fields and cover diverse
topics including how environmental factors can affect host immune
function, the complex dynamics among host immunity, pathogen
prevalence and disease susceptibility, and the physiological
mechanisms that lead to adaptive changes in immune responses. By
integrating analyses of immune system function within animal
biology, investigators will gain will gain a more comprehensive and
satisfying understanding of organism-environment interactions at
both ultimate and proximate levels of analysis.
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