Natural History of Host-Parasite Interactions (Volume 68) (Advances in Parasitology, Volume 68)

Ads in relevant publications, included in all subject area mailings, displayed at related exhibits and online * 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 programmes Content: Series Editors Page ii Copyright Page Page iv Contributors to Volume 68 Pages ix-xi Preface Pages xiii-xviii Joanne P. Webster Chapter 1 HLA‐Mediated Control of HIV and HIV Adaptation to HLA Review Article Pages 1-20 Rebecca P. Payne, Philippa C. Matthews, Julia G. Prado, Philip J.R. Goulder Chapter 2 An Evolutionary Perspective on Parasitism as a Cause of Cancer Review Article Pages 21-43 Paul W. Ewald Chapter 3 Invasion of the Body Snatchers: The Diversity and Evolution of Manipulative Strategies in Host–Parasite Interactions Review Article Pages 45-83 Thierry Lefèvre, Shelley A. Adamo, David G. Biron, Dorothée Missé, David Hughes, Frédéric Thomas Chapter 4 Evolutionary Drivers of Parasite‐Induced Changes in Insect Life‐History Traits: From Theory to Underlying Mechanisms Review Article Pages 85-110 Hilary Hurd Chapter 5 Ecological Immunology of a Tapeworms' Interaction with its Two Consecutive Hosts Review Article Pages 111-137 Katrin Hammerschmidt, Joachim Kurtz Chapter 6 Tracking Transmission of the Zoonosis Toxoplasma gondii Review Article Pages 139-159 Judith E. Smith Chapter 7 Parasites and Biological Invasions Review Article Pages 161-184 Alison M. Dunn Chapter 8 Zoonoses in Wildlife: Integrating Ecology into Management Review Article Pages 185-209 Fiona Mathews Chapter 9 Understanding the Interaction Between an Obligate Hyperparasitic Bacterium, Pasteuria penetrans and its Obligate Plant‐Parasitic Nematode Host, Meloidogyne spp. Review Article Pages 211-245 Keith G. Davies Chapter 10 Host–Parasite Relations and Implications for Control Review Article Pages 247-261 Alan Fenwick Chapter 11 Onchocerca–Simulium Interactions and the Population and Evolutionary Biology of Onchocerca volvulus Review Article Pages 263-313 María‐Gloria Basáñez, Thomas S. Churcher, María‐Eugenia Grillet Chapter 12 Microsporidians as Evolution‐Proof Agents of Malaria Control? Review Article Pages 315-327 Jacob C. Koella, Lena Lorenz, Irka Bargielowski Index Pages 329-336 Contents of Volumes in this Series Pages 337-344 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 Evolutionary theory has a key role to play in the interpretation of host and parasitic dynamics and the design and application of disease control programmes. This title collects 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.