| Titre : |
Evolutionary parasitology : The integrated study of Infections, immunology,ecology, and genetics |
| Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
| Auteurs : |
Paul Schmid Hempel, Auteur |
| Editeur : |
Oxford university press |
| Année de publication : |
2011 |
| Importance : |
516p |
| Présentation : |
ill |
| Format : |
24x 19 cm |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : |
978-0-19-922949-9 |
| Langues : |
Anglais (eng) Langues originales : Anglais (eng) |
| Index. décimale : |
571 Physiologie et sujets voisins |
| Résumé : |
Parasites are everywhere. And they affect almost every aspect imaginable in the life of their hosts. Parasites influence host physiology, behavior, life histories, and the structure of entire ecosystems. To cope with these constant threats, the host's immune system has evolved to become one of the most complex organs known. But parasites, too, have found their own ways to overcome defences and to manipulate their hosts for their own interests. As a result, hosts and parasite are constantly forced to adapt to one another, sometimes very rapidly, sometimes changes occur only over eons. But this struggle always has far reaching consequences for the biology of both parties.
-Over the last decade, principles from evolution and ecology have increasingly been applied to the fields of parasitology and immunology in an attempt to foster a common conceptual framework that uses a priori principles to unravel the diversity of host–parasite phenomena. This has led to the emergence of some of the most important, highly successful and inter-disciplinary areas of modern biology – the as-yet separated fields of ecological immunology and evolutionary studies of parasitism. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the many facets of host’parasite interactions, from the molecular bases to adaptive strategies and their ecological and evolutionary consequences. It is informed by the very latest progress in the field. No longer do we view well-adapted parasites as becoming ultimately harmless. On the contrary, parasite virulence is determined both by the processes that lead to harm and by the evolutionary costs and benefits of this damage. Similarly, parasitism is no longer regarded as being inevitably deleterious; rather it can be a major factor maintaining diversity in populations and communities, selecting for beautiful plumages of birds, or even making us more social. The book integrates material from a wide range of topics including immunology, genetics, sexual selection, population ecology, behavioural ecology, and evolutionary biology. |
| Note de contenu : |
Sommaire:
Chapitre1:Parasites and humans
Chapter 2:The study of evolutionary parasitology
Chapter 3:The diversity and natural history of parasites
Chapter 4:The natural history of defences
Chapter 5:Ecological immunology
Chapter 6:Parasites, immunity, and sexual selection
Chapter 7:Specificity
Chapter 8:Parasite immune evasion and manipulation of host phenotype
Chapter 9:Infection and pathogenesis
Chapter 10:Host-parasite genetics
Chapter 11:Epidemiology
Chapter 12:Virulence
Chapter 13:Host-parasite (co-)evolution
Chapter 14:Ecology |
Evolutionary parasitology : The integrated study of Infections, immunology,ecology, and genetics [texte imprimé] / Paul Schmid Hempel, Auteur . - [S.l.] : Oxford university press, 2011 . - 516p : ill ; 24x 19 cm. ISBN : 978-0-19-922949-9 Langues : Anglais ( eng) Langues originales : Anglais ( eng)
| Index. décimale : |
571 Physiologie et sujets voisins |
| Résumé : |
Parasites are everywhere. And they affect almost every aspect imaginable in the life of their hosts. Parasites influence host physiology, behavior, life histories, and the structure of entire ecosystems. To cope with these constant threats, the host's immune system has evolved to become one of the most complex organs known. But parasites, too, have found their own ways to overcome defences and to manipulate their hosts for their own interests. As a result, hosts and parasite are constantly forced to adapt to one another, sometimes very rapidly, sometimes changes occur only over eons. But this struggle always has far reaching consequences for the biology of both parties.
-Over the last decade, principles from evolution and ecology have increasingly been applied to the fields of parasitology and immunology in an attempt to foster a common conceptual framework that uses a priori principles to unravel the diversity of host–parasite phenomena. This has led to the emergence of some of the most important, highly successful and inter-disciplinary areas of modern biology – the as-yet separated fields of ecological immunology and evolutionary studies of parasitism. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the many facets of host’parasite interactions, from the molecular bases to adaptive strategies and their ecological and evolutionary consequences. It is informed by the very latest progress in the field. No longer do we view well-adapted parasites as becoming ultimately harmless. On the contrary, parasite virulence is determined both by the processes that lead to harm and by the evolutionary costs and benefits of this damage. Similarly, parasitism is no longer regarded as being inevitably deleterious; rather it can be a major factor maintaining diversity in populations and communities, selecting for beautiful plumages of birds, or even making us more social. The book integrates material from a wide range of topics including immunology, genetics, sexual selection, population ecology, behavioural ecology, and evolutionary biology. |
| Note de contenu : |
Sommaire:
Chapitre1:Parasites and humans
Chapter 2:The study of evolutionary parasitology
Chapter 3:The diversity and natural history of parasites
Chapter 4:The natural history of defences
Chapter 5:Ecological immunology
Chapter 6:Parasites, immunity, and sexual selection
Chapter 7:Specificity
Chapter 8:Parasite immune evasion and manipulation of host phenotype
Chapter 9:Infection and pathogenesis
Chapter 10:Host-parasite genetics
Chapter 11:Epidemiology
Chapter 12:Virulence
Chapter 13:Host-parasite (co-)evolution
Chapter 14:Ecology |
|  |
Faire une suggestion Affiner la recherche Interroger des sources externes
