| Description |
1 online resource (1 online resource) |
| Series |
Monographs in population biology ; 15 |
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Book collections on Project MUSE
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| Contents |
Cover Page -- Half-title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Preface -- Contents -- 1. Introduction: The Parasite's Lot in Evolutionary Biology -- 2. General Concepts -- 3. Non-Equilibrium Populations and Communities -- 4. Genetic Systems -- 5. Adaptive Radiation and Specificity -- 6. Ecological Niches, Species Packing, and Community Organization -- 7. Parasite Impact on the Evolutionary Biology of Hosts -- 8. Further Study -- Bibliography -- Author Index -- Subject Index |
| Summary |
In spite of the fact that parasites represent more than half of all living species of plants and animals, their role in the evolution of life on earth has been substantially underestimated. Here, for the first time within an evolutionary and ecological framework, Peter Price integrates the biological attributes that characterize parasites ranging from such diverse groups as viruses, bacteria, protozoa, and fungi, to helminths, mites, insects, and parasitic flowering plants.Synthesizing systematics, ecology, behavioral biology, genetics, and biogeography, the author outlines the success of parasitism as a mode of life, the common features of the wide range of organisms that adopt such a way of life, the reasons for parasites' extraordinary potential for continued adaptive radiation, and their role in molding community structure by means of their impact on the evolution of host species. In demonstrating the importance of parasitic interactions for determining population patterns and geographical distributions, Dr. Price generates further discussion and suggests new areas for research |
| Analysis |
Adaptive radiation |
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Adelina tribolii |
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Dactylogyrus |
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Heliconius |
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Hymenolepis |
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Schistosoma |
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Species, packing |
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chromosomal rearrangements |
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coevolution |
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coexistence |
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diversity of parasites |
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equilibrium |
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evolutionary rate |
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extinction probability |
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gene flow |
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gene-for-gene concept |
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genetic systems |
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immune response |
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inbreeding |
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mobility of parasites |
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mutualism |
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outbreeding |
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patchy resources |
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polymorphism |
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predators |
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rare events |
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resources, ephemeral |
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survivorship curves |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography:p. 177-225 |
| Notes |
Description based on print version record |
| Subject |
Parasites -- Evolution.
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SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology.
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Parasites -- Evolution
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Project Muse. distributor.
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| LC no. |
79003227 |
| ISBN |
9780691209425 |
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0691209421 |
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