Foreword
1: Parasites and Humans
2: The Study of Evolutionary Parasitology
3: The Diversity and Natural History of Parasites
4: The Natural History of Defences
5: Ecological Immunology
6: Parasites, Immunity, and Sexual Selection
7: Specificity
8: Parasite Immune Evasion and Manipulation of Host Phenotype
9: Infection and Pathogenesis
10: Host-Parasite Genetics
11: Epidemiology
12: Virulence
13: Host-Parasite (Co-)Evolution
14: Parasites and Host Ecology
Glossary
Immunological Acronyms
References
Index
Paul Schmid-Hempel studied biology at the University of Zurich and
in 1982 he received his PhD on the ecology of the Sahara Desert
ant. He went on to do post-doctoral work at Oxford University
(1982-1984) where he worked on an analysis of optimal strategies of
animals. He then moved to the Zoological Institute of the
University of Basel, where he was part of that group which set a
new course for evolutionary ecology. In 1991 he was appointed
professor for
experimental ecology at the ETH Zurich, and is now Director of the
Genetic Diversity Centre there. Since 2008 he has also been a
non-resident Permanent Fellow of the Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin.
His current
research focuses on host-parasite interactions and co-evolution,
maintenance of genetic diversity, recombination, social systems,
immune defence strategies, and ecological immunology. He has
published around 180 original articles, two books, and many
articles in newspapers as part of his work in the public
understanding of science.
... a wonderful and updated introduction to parasitology, full of
fascinating examples and thought-provoking ideas. I think any
current researcher in parasitology, or anyone with a slight
interest in the field, would undoubtedly benefit from reading at
least some of the various topics presented in this book.
*Alejandra G. Jaramillo, TREE*
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