SCHMID-HEMPEL - EVOLUTIONARY PARASITOLOGY. THE INTEGRATED STUDY OF INFECTIONS, IMMUNOLOGY, ECOLOGY, AND GENETICS

This novel book provides the first comprehensive overview of the many facets of host-parasite interactions, from the molecular bases to adaptive strategies and their ecological and evolutionary consequences.
It is informed by the very latest progress in the field. No longer do we view well-adapted parasites as becoming ultimately harmless. To the contrary, parasite virulence is determined both by the processes that lead to harm and by the evolutionary costs and benefits of this damage. Integrates material from a wide range of topics including immunology, genetics, sexual selection, population ecology, behavioural ecology, and evolutionary biology.