Parasites and the behavior of animals
Auteur :
Moore
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780195146530
Date de publication :
21 févr. 2002
Dimensions :
15,7 x 23,5 x 1,8 cm
Poids :
467 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This volume presents ecological consequences and evolutionary mechanisms that may be associated with behavioural alterations in parasitized hosts. Alterations may result from natural selection favouring the host or parasite, or side-effects caused by physiological changes associated with symbiosis.