Primate Parasite Ecology

The Dynamics and Study of Host-Parasite Relationships
Herausgeber: Huffman, Michael A; Chapman, Colin A

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Introduces methodology for studying host-parasite interactions, integrating laboratory methodology, field research, and theory.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 548
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. März 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 975g
• ISBN-13: 9780521872461
• ISBN-10: 0521872464
• Artikelnr.: 26203518

Inhaltsangabe

Primate disease ecology: an integrative approach; Part I. Methods to Study
Primate-Parasite Interactions: 1. Collection methods and diagnostic
procedures for primate parasitology; 2. Methods of collection and
identification of minute nematodes from the feces of primates, with special
application to coevolutionary study of pinworms; 3. The utility of
molecular methods for elucidating primate-pathogen relationships - the
Oesophagostomum bifurcum example; 4. The application of endocrine measures
in primate parasite ecology; 5. Using agent-based models to investigate
primate disease ecology; Part II. The Natural History of Primate-Parasite
Interactions: 6. What does a parasite see when it looks at a chimpanzee?;
7. Primate malarias: evolution, adaptation, and species jumping; 8. Disease
avoidance and the evolution of primate social connectivity: Ebola, bats,
gorillas, and chimpanzees; 9. Primate-parasitic zoonoses and
anthropozoonses: a literature review; 10. Lice and other parasites as
markers of primate evolutionary history; 11. Cryptic species and
biodiversity of lice from primates; 12. Prevalence of Clostridium
perfringens in intestinal microflora of non-human primates; 13. Intestinal
bacteria of chimpanzees in the wild and in captivity - an application of
molecular ecological methodologies; 14. Gastrointestinal parasites of
bonobos in the Lomako Forest, Democratic Republic of Congo; 15. Habitat
disturbance and seasonal fluctuations of lemur parasites in the rain forest
of Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar; 16. Chimpanzee-parasite ecology at
Budongo Forest (Uganda) and the Mahale Mountains (Tanzania): influence of
climatic differences on self-medicative behavior; Part III. The Ecology of
Primate-Parasite Interactions: 17. Primate exposure and the emergence of
novel retroviruses; 18. Overview of parasites infecting howler monkeys,
Alouatta sp., and potential consequences of human-howler interactions; 19.
Primate parasite ecology: patterns and predictions from an ongoing study of
Japanese macaques; 20. Crop raiding: the influence of behavioral and
nutritional changes on primate-parasite relationships; 21. Can parasites
infections be a selective force influencing primate group size? A test with
red colobus; 22. How does diet quality affect the parasite ecology of
mountain gorillas?; 23 Host-parasite Dynamics: Connecting Primate Field
Data to Theory; Part IV. Conclusions: 24. Ways forward in the study of
primate disease ecology; 25. Useful diagnostic references and images of
protozoans, helminths, and nematodes commonly found in wild primates.