Evolutionary Parasitology: The Integrated Study of Infections, Immunology, Ecology, and Genetics 2nd Edition By: Paul Schmid-Hempel

Title  :  Evolutionary Parasitology: The Integrated Study of Infections, Immunology, Ecology, and Genetics
Author  :  Paul Schmid-Hempel
ASIN  :  B098YMY48D
ISBN-10  :  0198832141
ISBN-13  :  978-0198832140 
Publisher  :  OUP Oxford; 2nd edition (July 15, 2021)
Publication date  :  July 15, 2021
Language  :  English
File size  :  25171 KB
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Print length  :  576 pages
Lending  :  Enabled
Dimensions  :  7.64 x 1.26 x 9.92 inches
DOI  :  https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199229482.001.0001
Chapter 1 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
Parasites and infectious diseases are everywhere and represent some of the most potent forces shaping the natural world. They affect almost every aspect imaginable in the life of their hosts, even as far as the structure of entire ecosystems. Hosts, in turn, have evolved complex defences, with
immune systems being among the most sophisticated processes known in nature. In response, parasites have again found ways to manipulate and exploit their hosts. Ever since life began, hosts and parasites have taken part in this relentless co-evolutionary struggle with far-reaching consequences for
us all.
Today, concepts borrowed from evolution, ecology, parasitology, and immunology have formed a new synthesis for the study of host-parasite interactions. Evolutionary parasitology builds on these established fields of scientific enquiry but also includes some of the most successful inter-disciplinary
areas of modern biology such as evolutionary epidemiology and ecological immunology. The first edition of this innovative text quickly became the standard reference text for this new discipline. Since then, the field has progressed rapidly and an update is now required. This new edition has been
thoroughly revised to provide a state-of-the-art overview, from the molecular bases to adaptive strategies and their ecological and evolutionary consequences. It includes completely new material on topics such as microbiota, evolutionary genomics, phylodynamics, within-host evolution, epidemiology,
disease spaces, and emergent diseases.
Evolutionary Parasitology is suitable for advanced undergraduates, graduate level students, and interdisciplinary researchers from a variety of fields including immunology, genetics, sexual selection, population ecology, behavioural ecology, epidemiology, and evolutionary biology. Those studying and
working in adjacent fields such as conservation biology, virology, medicine, and public health will also find it an invaluable resource for connecting to the bases of their science.

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