Host Manipulation by Parasites

by Hughes, David P.; Brodeur, Jacques; Thomas, Frédéric; Dawkins, Richard

• ISBN13: 9780191774621
• ISBN10: 0191774626
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2013-12-19
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Table of Contents

Preface. Richard Dawkins
1. A history of parasites and hosts, science and fashion, Janice Moore
Afterword, John Alcock
2. Evolutionary routes leading to host manipulation by parasites, Frederic Thomas, Thierry Rigaud, and Jacques Brodeur
Afterword, Stephen C. Stearns
3. The strings of the puppet master: How parasites change host behavior, Shelley A. Adamo
Afterword, Gene Robinson
4. Parasites discover behavioral ecology: How to manage one's host in a complex world, Bernard D. Roitberg
Afterword, Frederique Dubois
5. Manipulation of plant phenotypes by insects and insect-borne pathogens, Mark C. Mescher
Afterword, Pedro Jordano
6. Visual trickery in avian brood parasites, Naomi E. Langmore and Claire N. Spottiswoode
Afterword, Scott V. Edwards
7. Endosymbiotic microbes as adaptive manipulators of arthropod behavior and natural driving sources of host speciation, Wolfgang J. Miller and Daniela Schneider
Afterword, Lee Ehrman
8. Parasites and the superorganism, David P. Hughes
Afterword, Bert Holldobler
9. Ecological consequences of manipulative parasites, Kevin D. Lafferty and Armand M. Kuris
Afterword, Michel Loreau
10. Applied aspects of host manipulation by parasites, Robert Poulin and Edward P. Levri
Afterword, Andrew Read & Victoria Braithwaite
11. Behavioral manipulation outside the world of parasites, Frank Cezilly & Frederic Thomas
Afterword, Alex Kacelnik
Index