Parasitism and Host BehaviourC F Barnard CRC Press, Ago 9, 1990 - 346 mga pahina Recent ideas and experimental studies suggest that the relationship between parasitism and host behaviour has been a powerful shaping force in the evolution not only of behaviour patterns themselves but, through them, of morphology and population and community dynamics. This book brings together recent work across the disciplines of parasitology an |
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1 Parasitic relationships | 1 |
2 Pathology and host behaviour | 39 |
3 Physiological alterations during parasitism and their effects on host behaviour | 77 |
4 Parasites and host decisionmaking | 112 |
5 Parasites and the evolution of host sexual behaviour | 137 |
6 Host behaviour and opportunism in parasite life cycles | 185 |
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activity adaptations adult altered animals appear associated become behaviour benefit birds body castration cause changes Chapter choice comparative consequences correlation costs cycle damage demonstrated dependent direct discussed disease Ecology edited effects efficiency eggs energy et al evidence evolution example exploit exposure factor feeding females figure fish greater growth Hamilton hatch healthy hormone host host behaviour host-parasite host’s human hypothesis important increased individuals infection influence intensity investment involved Journal larvae less levels lice males mating mean mechanisms natural nest observed occur offspring opportunities organs parasite Parasitology parental particularly period population possible potential predation preference present prey probably produce reason reduced relationship relatively reported reproductive resistance response result schistosomiasis secondary sexual selection similar snails species stages sticklebacks strategies studies success suggested transmission uninfected usually worms