Natural History of Host-Parasite Interactions /

Natural History of Host-Parasite Interactions /

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Imprint:Oxford : Academic, 2009.
Description:1 online resource (xviii, 344 pages) : illustrations (some color).
Language:English
Series:Advances in parasitology ; v. 68
Advances in parasitology ; v. 68.
Subject:
Host-parasite relationships.
Host-parasite relationships.
Electronic books.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12377560
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Other authors / contributors:Webster, Joanne P., editor.
ISBN:9780080950884
0080950884
9780123747877
0123747872
128225829X
9781282258297
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Text in English.
Print version record.
Summary:Evolutionary theory has a key role to play in the interpretation of host and parasitic dynamics and the design and application of disease control programmes. This title collects articles from scientists from different fields of research and/or disease control, but with a common interest in studying the biology of a variety of parasitic diseases.
Other form:Print version: Natural history of host-parasite interactions. Oxford : Academic, 2009 9780123747877
Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover; Advances in Parasitology; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1: HLA-Mediated Control of HIV and HIV Adaptation to HLA; 1.1. Introduction; 1.2. CD8+ Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes (CTL) and Control of Viraemia; 1.3. Disease Outcome Mediated by CTL; 1.4. Immune Escape-Viral Escape Mutations from CTL; 1.5. HIV Evolution and Immune Selection; 1.6. Summary; References; Chapter 2: An Evolutionary Perspective on Parasitism as a Cause of Cancer; 2.1. The Cancer Problem; 2.2. History of Parasitism and Oncogenesis; 2.3. Mechanisms of Oncogenesis.
  • 2.4. Transmission Modes and the Evolution of Persistence2.5. Interactions of Causes; 2.6. Breast Cancer; 2.7. Testing Infectious Causation of Cancer; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 3: Invasion of the Body Snatchers: The Diversity and Evolution of Manipulative Strategies in Host-Parasite Interactions; 3.1. Introduction; 3.2. How Parasites Alter Host Behaviour; 3.3. A Co-Evolutionary Perspective; 3.4. The (River) Blind Watchmaker; 3.5. Concluding Remarks; References.
  • Chapter 4: Evolutionary Drivers of Parasite-Induced Changes in Insect Life-History Traits: From Theory to Underlying Mechanisms4.1. Parasites and Host Life-History Traits; 4.2. Various Changes in Reproductive Traits Seen in Infected Insects; 4.3. Potential Drivers of Change in Host Reproductive Success; 4.4. Models for Testing Evolutionary Hypotheses; 4.5. Indirect Mechanisms Underlying Fecundity Reduction; 4.6. Life-History Traits in an Ecological Setting; 4.7. Conclusions; References; Chapter 5: Ecological Immunology of a Tapeworms ́Interaction with its Two Consecutive Hosts.
  • 5.1. Introduction5.2. The Model Parasite Schistocephalus solidus; 5.3. Phase I: Ingestion, Infection and Establishment; 5.4. Phase II: Resource Acquisition and Immune Evasion; 5.5. Phase III: Host Switch and Manipulation; 5.6. Link Between Hosts in Complex Life Cycles; 5.7. Concluding Remarks; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 6: Tracking Transmission of the Zoonosis Toxoplasma gondii; 6.1. Toxoplasma: The Supreme Generalist; 6.2. Adaptation for Transmission; 6.3. Parasite Population Genetics; 6.4. Genetic Variation and Strain Partitioning; 6.5. Towards Defining Transmission Networks.

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