Host Manipulations By Parasites And Viruses
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Host Manipulations By Parasites And Viruses
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Author : Heinz Mehlhorn
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2015-11-09
Host Manipulations By Parasites And Viruses written by Heinz Mehlhorn and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-09 with Medical categories.
This edited volume focuses on parasite-host relationships and the behavioral changes parasites may trigger in their hosts. Parasites have developed strategies which enhance their chances to find a host to survive inside its body and to become most easily transmitted to one another. Many of these parasites influence the host’s behavior by various mechanisms, so that the rate of their transmissions to further hosts becomes considerably enhanced in comparison to that of non-influenced specimens of the same host species. A broad number of recent studies elucidate more and more examples in an extreme spectrum of host-parasite relationships, where successful transmission and /or survival of a parasite inside a host is based on parasite-derived behavioral manipulations of the hosts. In the literature, an increasing numbers of papers appear which prove that these behavioral alterations are based on complicated psychoimmunologic, neuropharmacologic and genomically steered mechanisms. Researchers working in parasitology or behavioral sciences will find this work thought-provoking, instructive and informative.
Host Manipulations By Parasites And Viruses
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Author : Heinz Mehlhorn
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015
Host Manipulations By Parasites And Viruses written by Heinz Mehlhorn and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with categories.
This edited volume focuses on parasite-host relationships and the behavioral changes parasites may trigger in their hosts. Parasites have developed strategies which enhance their chances to find a host to survive inside its body and to become most easily transmitted to one another. Many of these parasites influence the host's behavior by various mechanisms, so that the rate of their transmissions to further hosts becomes considerably enhanced in comparison to that of non-influenced specimens of the same host species. A broad number of recent studies elucidate more and more examples in an extreme spectrum of host-parasite relationships, where successful transmission and /or survival of a parasite inside a host is based on parasite-derived behavioral manipulations of the hosts. In the literature, an increasing numbers of papers appear which prove that these behavioral alterations are based on complicated psychoimmunologic, neuropharmacologic and genomically steered mechanisms. Researchers working in parasitology or behavioral sciences will find this work thought-provoking, instructive and informative.
Host Manipulation By Parasites
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Author : David P. Hughes
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2012-06-07
Host Manipulation By Parasites written by David P. Hughes and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06-07 with Medical categories.
Parasites that manipulate the behaviour of their hosts represent striking examples of adaptation by natural selection. This text provides an authoritative review of host manipulation by parasites that assesses developments in the field and lays out a framework for future research.
Natural History Of Host Parasite Interactions
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language : en
Publisher: Academic Press
Release Date : 2009-03-14
Natural History Of Host Parasite Interactions written by and has been published by Academic Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-03-14 with Medical categories.
This volume covers a wide range of systems, exemplified by a broad spectrum of micro- and macro-parasites, impacting humans, domestic and wild animals and plants. It illustrates the importance of evolutionary considerations and concepts, both as thinking tools for qualitative understanding or as guiding tools for decision making in major disease control programs. * Brings together a range of 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 * Evolutionary theory has an important role to play in both the interpretation of host and parasitic dynamics and the design and application of disease control programs
Wildlife Disease Ecology
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Author : Kenneth Wilson
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2019-11-14
Wildlife Disease Ecology written by Kenneth Wilson and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-14 with Mathematics categories.
Introduces readers to key case studies that illustrate how theory and data can be integrated to understand wildlife disease ecology.
Parasites And The Behavior Of Animals
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Author : Janice Moore
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2002-01-31
Parasites And The Behavior Of Animals written by Janice Moore and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-01-31 with Science categories.
When a parasite invades an ant, does the ant behave like other ants? Maybe not-and if it doesn't, who, if anyone, benefits from the altered behaviors? The parasite? The ant? Parasites and the Behavior of Animals shows that parasite-induced behavioral alterations are more common than we might realize, and it places these alterations in an evolutionary and ecological context. Emphasizing eukaryotic parasites, the book examines the adaptive nature of behavioral changes associated with parasitism, exploring the effects of these changes on parasite transmission, parasite avoidance, and the fitness of both host and parasite. The behavioral changes and their effects are not always straightforward. To the extent that virulence, for instance, is linked to parasite transmission, the evolutionary interests of parasite and host will diverge, and the current winner of the contest to maximize reproductive rates may not be clear, or, for that matter, inevitable. Nonetheless, by affecting susceptibility, host/parasite lifespan and fecundity, and transmission itself, host behavior influences parameters that are basic to our comprehension of how parasites invade host populations, and fundamentally, how parasites evolve. Such an understanding is important for a wide range of scientists, from ecologists and parasitologists to evolutionary, conservation and behavioral biologists: The behavioral alterations that parasites induce can subtly and profoundly affect the distribution and abundance of animals.
Immunology And Evolution Of Infectious Disease
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Author : Steven A. Frank
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2002-07-21
Immunology And Evolution Of Infectious Disease written by Steven A. Frank and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-07-21 with Medical categories.
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Molecular Biology Of The Cell
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Author : Bruce Alberts
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
Molecular Biology Of The Cell written by Bruce Alberts and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Cytology categories.
This Is Your Brain On Parasites
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Author : Kathleen McAuliffe
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins
Release Date : 2016-06-07
This Is Your Brain On Parasites written by Kathleen McAuliffe and has been published by HarperCollins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-06-07 with Science categories.
“Engrossing … [An] expedition through the hidden and sometimes horrifying microbial domain.” —Wall Street Journal “Fascinating—and full of the kind of factoids you can't wait to share.” —Scientific American Parasites can live only inside another animal and, as Kathleen McAuliffe reveals, these tiny organisms have many evolutionary motives for manipulating the behavior of their hosts. With astonishing precision, parasites can coax rats to approach cats, spiders to transform the patterns of their webs, and fish to draw the attention of birds that then swoop down to feast on them. We humans are hardly immune to their influence. Organisms we pick up from our own pets are strongly suspected of changing our personality traits and contributing to recklessness and impulsivity—even suicide. Germs that cause colds and the flu may alter our behavior even before symptoms become apparent. Parasites influence our species on the cultural level, too. Drawing on a huge body of research, McAuliffe argues that our dread of contamination is an evolved defense against parasites. The horror and revulsion we are programmed to feel when we come in contact with people who appear diseased or dirty helped pave the way for civilization, but may also be the basis for major divisions in societies that persist to this day. This Is Your Brain on Parasites is both a journey into cutting-edge science and a revelatory examination of what it means to be human. “If you’ve ever doubted the power of microbes to shape society and offer us a grander view of life, read on and find yourself duly impressed.” —Heather Havrilesky, Bookforum
Parasites And Pathogens Of Insects
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Author : Nancy E. Beckage
language : en
Publisher: Academic Press
Release Date : 1993-07-29
Parasites And Pathogens Of Insects written by Nancy E. Beckage and has been published by Academic Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993-07-29 with Medical categories.
V.1 - Parasites; Patterns of development in insect parasites; Games parasites play: the dynamic roles of proteins and peptides in the relationship between parasite and host; Hormonal interactions between insect endoparasites and their host insects; Reproductive disturbances induced by parasites and pathogens of insects; Behavioral effects of parasites and pathogens in insect hosts; Redirection of host metabolism and effects on parasite nutrition; Teratocytes: developmental and biochemical characteristics; The polydnavirus life cycle; Polydnavirus genome organization; Venoms of parasitic hymenoptera as investigatory tool; Biochemical and molecular basis of mosquito susceptibility to Plasmodium and filarioid nematodes; Celular defense responses of insects: unresolved problems; The response to foreign tissue transplants in insects; Regulation of insect hemolymph phenoloxidases. v.2 - Pathogens; Tripartite interactions between symbiotically associated entomopathogenic bacteria, nematodes, and their insect hosts; The insect immune proteins and the regulation of their genes; Interaction of Bacillus thuringiensis endotoxins with the insect midgut epithelium; Viral pathobiology in relation to insect control; Baculoviruses, vertebrate viruses, and cytoskeletons; Baculovirus enhancing proteins as determinants of viral pathogenesis; Invertebrate transposable elements in the baculovirus genome: characterization and significance; Genetic manipulation of the baculovirus genome for insect pest control; Insect resistance to viruses; Biology and mechanisms of insect-cuticle invasion by deuteromycete fungal pathogens; Host-parasitoid-pathogen interactions.