xxviii, 543 pages : color illustrations, charts ; 25 cm
Bibliog.
Includes bibliographical reference and index
Contents
Parasites and their significance -- The study of evolutionary parasitology -- The diversity and natural history of parasites -- The natural history of defences -- Ecological immunology -- Parasites, immunity, and sexual selection -- Specificity -- Parasite immune evasion and manipulation of host phenotype -- Transmission, infection, and pathogenesis -- Host–parasite genetics -- Between-host dynamics (Epidemiology) -- Within-host dynamics and evolution -- Virulence evolution -- Host–parasite co-evolution -- Ecology
