The Biogeography of Host-Parasite Interactions
Author | : Serge Morand |
Publisher | : OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 2010-07-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780191576508 |
ISBN-13 | : 0191576506 |
Rating | : 4/5 (08 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Biogeography of Host-Parasite Interactions written by Serge Morand and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2010-07-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biogeography has renewed its concepts and methods following important recent advances in phylogenetics, macroecology, and geographic information systems. In parallel, the evolutionary ecology of host-parasite interactions has attracted the interests of numerous studies dealing with life-history traits evolution, community ecology, and evolutionary epidemiology. The Biogeography of Host-Parasite Interactions is the first book to integrate these two fields, using examples from a variety of host-parasite associations in various regions, and across both ecological and evolutionary timescales. Besides a strong theoretical component, there is a bias towards applications, specifically in the fields of historical biogeography, palaeontology, phylogeography, landscape epidemiology, invasion biology, conservation biology, human evolution, and health ecology. A particular emphasis concerns emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases linked to global changes.