Micromammals and Macroparasites From Evolutionary Ecology to Management /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Morand, S. (Editor ), Krasnov, B.R. (Editor ), Poulin, R. (Editor )
Formato: eBook
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Tokyo : Springer Japan : Imprint: Springer, 2006.
Edición:1st ed. 2006.
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Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-36025-4
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • and definitions
  • Micromammals and macroparasites: Who is who and how do they interact?
  • Major taxa parasitic on micromammals
  • Digenean trematodes
  • Cestodes of small mammals: Taxonomy and life cycles
  • Nematodes
  • Acanthocephalans
  • Taxonomy, host associations, life cycles and vectorial importance of ticks parasitizing small mammals
  • Mesostigmatid mites as parasites of small mammals: Systematics, ecology, and the evolution of parasitic associations
  • Taxonomy, life cycles and the origin of parasitism in trombiculid mites
  • Blood-sucking lice (Anoplura) of small mammals: True parasites
  • Fleas: Permanent satellites of small mammals
  • Bat flies: Obligate ectoparasites of bats
  • Patterns
  • Patterns of macroparasite diversity in small mammals
  • Patterns of host specificity in parasites exploiting small mammals
  • Coevolution of macroparasites and their small mammalian hosts: Cophylogeny and coadaptation
  • Comparative phylogeography: The use of parasites for insights into host history
  • Insularity and micromammal-macroparasite relationships
  • Processes
  • Models for host-macroparasite interactions in micromammals
  • Transmission ecology and the structure of parasite communities in small mammals
  • Effect of macroparasites on the energy budget of small mammals
  • Immunogenetics of micromammalmacroparasite interactions
  • Interactions among immune, endocrine, and behavioural response to infection
  • Behaviour, life history strategies and parasite infection in rodents
  • Management and Case Studies
  • Nematode zoonoses
  • Rodents as definitive hosts of Schistosoma, with special reference to S. mansoni transmission
  • Towards understanding the impacts of environmental variation on Echinococcus multilocularis transmission
  • Parasites and pest population management
  • Biological conservation and parasitism
  • Conclusion
  • Global changes and the future of micromammal-macroparasite interactions.