The behavioural ecology of parasites /

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2002.
• Subjects: Parasites > Behavior.; Host-parasite relationships.; Viral, Bacterial and Fungal Diseases of Plants, (New March 2000); Plant Pests, (New March 2000); Protozoan, Helminth, Mollusc and Arthropod Parasites of Animals, (New March 2000); Protozoan, Helminth and Arthropod Parasites of Humans, (New March 2000); Behaviour (Wild Animals), (New March 2000); Pathogens, Parasites and Infectious Diseases (Wild Animals), (New March 2000); Microbial Life Cycles, (New March 2000); Insects.; Animal behaviour.; Behaviour.; Entomopathogens.; Entomophilic nematodes.; Foraging.; Host parasite relationships.; Hosts.; Natural enemies.; Parasites.; Parasitism.; Pathogenesis.; Pathogens.; Plant pathogens.; Electronic books.
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• Physical Description: 1 online resource (ix, 358 pages) : illustrations, charts; Also available in print format.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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This book addresses the behavioural adaptations of parasites across a broad range of taxa, including parasitoid wasps, entomopathogenic nematodes, seed-feeding insects and plant-parasitic nematodes. The chapters emphasize the fundamental principles of parasitism and address the diversity and sophistication of parasite behavioural adaptations. The chapters are arranged in 4 sections discussing foraging for hosts, host infection, interactions among parasites within hosts and parasite-host interactions.