The biology of parasites. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Richard Lucius, Brigitte Loos-Frank, Richard K. Grencis, Boris Striepen, Robert Poulin.
• Authors: Lucius, Richard
• Editors: Lucius, Richard; Loos-Frank, Brigitte; Grencis, Richard K; Striepen, Boris; Poulin, Robert, 1963-
• Contents: Table of Contents: Biology of Parasites; ; Part I General Parasitology; ; 1. General aspects of parasite biology; 1. 1. The world of terms in parasitology; 1. 1. 1. The term "Parasite"; 1. 1. 2. Modes of coexistance of animals of different species; 1. 1. 3. The different forms of parasitism; 1. 1. 4. Parasites and hosts; 1. 1. 5. Modes of ransmission; Teaching questions; ; 1. 2. What is unique about parasites?; 1. 2. 1. A very peculiar habitat: The host; 1. 2. 2. Specific morphological and physiological adaptations; 1. 2. 3. Flexible strategies of reproduction; Teaching questions; ; 1. 3. The burden by parasites on host individuals and host populations; Teaching questions; ; 1. 4. Parasite/host coevolution; 1. 4. 1. The main features of coevolution; 1. 4. 2. The role of alleles in coevolution; 1. 4. 3. Rareness is an advantage; 1. 4. 4. Malaria as an example for coevolution; Teaching questions; ; 1. 5. The influence of parasites on mate choice; Teaching questions; ; 1. 6. Immunobiology of parasites; 1. 6. 1. Defence mechanisms of hosts; 1. 6. 2. Immune evasion; 1. 6. 3. Parasites as opportunistic pathogens; 1. 6. 4. Anti parasite vaccines; 1. 6. 5. The Hygiene Hypothesis: Do parasites have a good side?; Teaching questions; ; 1. 7. How Parasites alter their hosts; 1. 7. 1. Alterations of host cells; 1. 7. 2. Intrusion of the hormonal systems; 1. 7. 3. Changing the behavior of hosts; Teaching questions; ; Part II Parasitic protozoa; ; 2. Biology of parasitic protozoa; 2. 1. Microspora; Teaching questions; ; 2. 2. Metamonada; Teaching questions; ; 2. 3. Parabasala; Teaching questions; ; 2. 4. Amoebaozoa; Teaching questions; ; 2. 5. Euglenozoa; Teaching questions; ; 2. 6. Percolozoa; Teaching questions; ; 2. 7. Stramenopila; Teaching questions; ; 2. 8. Alveolata; 2. 8. 1. Apicomplexa; 2. 8. 1. 1. Gregarinea; 2. 8. 1. 2. Coccidea; 2. 8. 1. 3. Haematozoea; 2. 8. 2. Ciliophora; Teaching questions; ; 2. 9. Myxozoa; Teaching questions; ; Part III Helminths; ; 3. Platyhelmintha; 3. 1. Trematoda; 3. 1. 1. Aspidogastrea; 3. 1. 2. Digenea; Teaching questions; ; 3. 2. "Monogenea"; 3. 3. Cestoda; 3. 3. 1. Gyrocotyloidea; 3. 3. 2. Amphilinidea; 3. 3. 3. Eucestoda; 3. 3. 3. 1. Caryophyllidea; 3. 3. 3. 2. Diphyllobothriidea; 3. 3. 3. 3. Mesocestoididae; 3. 3. 3. 4. Cyclophyllidea; Teaching questions; ; 4. Acanthocephala; Teaching questions; ; 5. Hirudinea; Teaching questions; ; 6. Nematoda; 6. 1. Enoplea; 6. 1. 1. Dorylaimia; 6. 2. Chromadorea; 6. 2. 1. Spirurina; 6. 2. 2. Tylenchina; 6. 2. 3. Rhabditina; Teaching questions; ; 7. Nematomorpha; Teaching questions; Part IV Arthropoda; ; 8. Acari; 8. 1. Mesostigmata; 8. 2. Metastigmata; 8. 2. 1. Ixodidae; 8. 2. 2. Argasidae; 8. 3. Cryptostigmata; 8. 4. Prostigmata; 8. 5. Astigmata; Teaching questions; ; 9. Crustacea and Pentastomida; 9. 1. Crustacea; 9. 2. Pentastomida; Teaching questions; ; 10. Insecta; 10. 1. Phthiraptera; 10. 1. 1. "Mallophagen"; 10. 1. 2. Phynchophtherina; 10. 1. 3. Anoplura; 10. 2 Heteroptera; 10. 2. 1. Reduviidae; 10. 2. 2. Cimicidae; 10. 2. 3. Polyctenidae; 10. 3 Siphonaptera; 10. 4 Diptera; 10. 4. 1. Nematocera; 10. 4. 1. 1. Ceratopogonidae; 10. 4. 1. 2. Culicidae; 10. 4. 1. 3. Simuliidae; 10. 4. 1. 4. Phlebotomidae; 10. 4. 2. Brachycera; 10. 4. 2. 1. Tabanidae; 10. 4. 2. 2. Glossinidae; 10. 4. 2. 3. Hippoboscidae; 10. 4. 2. 4 .Nycteribiidae, Streblidae; 10. 4. 2. 5. Muscidae; 10. 4. 2. 6. Calliphoridae; 10. 4. 2. 7. Sarcophagidae; 10. 4. 2. 8. Oestridae; Teaching questions; ; Answers to teaching questions; ; Alphabetical index
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Weinheim : Wiley-VCH
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 578.65; Parasites
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783527698561
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