Parasites and the Behavior of Animals (Paperback)

This volume presents ecological consequences and evolutionary mechanisms that may be associated with behavioral alterations in parasitized hosts. Alterations may result from natural selection favoring the host or parasite, or there may be side effects of physiological changes associated with symbiosis. This book summarizes the literature in this area, showing that reports of alteration may frequently be consistent with more than one evolutionary explanation and that rigorous tests are needed before the phenomenon can be understood and placed in a predictive framework. Such understanding is important, because these behavioral alterations have been shown to have the potential to affect the distribution of animals in nature and their interactions with predators and competitors, and the alterations may have implications for vector biology.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution
Release date:	February 2002
First published:	2002
Authors:	Janice Moore (Professor of Biology)
Dimensions:	235 x 156 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	326
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-514653-0
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Ecological science, the Biosphere Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Evolution Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Microbiology (non-medical) > Parasitology Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Zoology & animal sciences > Animal behaviour
LSN:	0-19-514653-0
Barcode:	9780195146530

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