03269nam a2200325 a 4500 vtls000062452 KUKTEM 20251125093318.0 120619t2011 nyudab f 001 0 eng d 9780521889704 (hbk.) 9780521718226 (pbk.) 201302141154 saini 201206191241 safura UMP QL757 .H38 2011 Hatcher, Melanie J. Parasites in ecological communities : from interactions to ecosystems / Melanie J. Hatcher, Alison M. Dunn New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011 xv, 445 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. Ecology, biodiversity and conservation Includes bibliographical references (p. 393-438) and index Machine generated contents note: Part I. Introduction; Part II. Parasites and Competitors: 1. Introduction; 2. One host-one parasite systems; 3. Apparent competition; 4. Parasite-mediated competition; 5. Parasite-modified competition; 6. Examples from conservation and management; 7. Competition between parasites; 8. Conclusions; Part III. Parasites and Predators: 9. Introduction; 10. Parasites of prey with specialist predators; 11. Parasites of prey with generalist predators; 12. Parasites of predator; 13. Parasites of predator and prey; 14. Applications: predator control and harvesting; 15. Conclusions; Part IV. Parasites and Intraguild Predation: 16. Introduction; 17. Ecological significance of IGP; 18. IGP as a unifying framework for competition and predation; 19. Parasites intrinsic to IGP; 20. Parasites extrinsic to IGP; 21. Models of parasitism extrinsic to IGP; 22. IGP and the evolution of host-parasite relationships; 23. Conclusions; Part V. Plant Pathogens and Parasitic Plants: 24. Introduction: parasitism of plants; 25. Soil borne pathogens; 26. Plant defence strategies; 27. Parasitic plants; 28. Endophytes; 29. Conclusions; Part VI. Parasites and Invasions: 30. Introduction; 31. Parasite introduction and acquisition; 32. Loss of parasites by invaders: enemy release; 33. Invasions and host-parasite co-evolution; 34. The impact of parasitism on biological invasion; 35. Conclusions; Part VII. Ecosystem Parasitology: 36. Introduction; 37. Trophic cascades; 38. Parasite dynamics in multihost communities; 39. Biodiversity and disease; 40. Parasites in the food web; 41. Bioenergetic implications of parasitism; 42. Ecosystem engineering; 43. Ecosystem health; 44. Evolutionary considerations; 45. Conclusions; Part VIII. Emerging Diseases in Humans and Wildlife: 46. Introduction; 47. The process of disease emergence; 48. The evolution of emergence; 49. Phylogenetic and temporal patterns of emergence; 50. Environmental change and emergence; 51. Conservation and control; 52. Conclusions; Part IX. Where Do We Go From Here?; References; Index Parasites Ecology Parasites Behavior Host-parasite relationships Biotic communities Parasitology Dunn, Alison M. Ecology, biodiversity and conservation series 0 0 0 0 10000 10000 2019-09-04 370.74 0 QL757 .H38 2011 0000070288 2019-09-04 00:00:00 1 370.74 2019-09-04 OPEN VIRTUA40 63509 63515 VTLSSORT0080*0200*0201*0400*0900*1000*2450*2600*3000*4900*5040*5050*6500*6501*6502*6503*6504*7000*8300*9992