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Infectious Diseases in Primates: Behavior, Ecology and Evolution [Kietas viršelis]

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(, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany and Department of Integrative Biology at University of California, Berkeley, USA.), (, Institute of Ecology, Universtiy of Georgia, Athens, USA)
  • Formatas: Hardback, 400 pages, aukštis x plotis x storis: 241x160x26 mm, weight: 809 g, 29 halftones, 58 line drawings, tables
  • Serija: Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution
  • Išleidimo metai: 27-Apr-2006
  • Leidėjas: Oxford University Press
  • ISBN-10: 0198565844
  • ISBN-13: 9780198565840
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  • Formatas: Hardback, 400 pages, aukštis x plotis x storis: 241x160x26 mm, weight: 809 g, 29 halftones, 58 line drawings, tables
  • Serija: Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution
  • Išleidimo metai: 27-Apr-2006
  • Leidėjas: Oxford University Press
  • ISBN-10: 0198565844
  • ISBN-13: 9780198565840
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Raktažodžiai:
In combination with predation and competition for resources, infectious disease is a key ecological factor that influences the evolution of animal mating and social systems. Although recent studies have begun to illuminate the central role that infectious disease plays in the lives of some mammals, surprisingly little is yet known or has been written about its influence on the complex mating and social systems of primates, including humans.

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[ this book] is organized in nine chapters, each building upon the last, making it an excellent text for introducing the subject of primate pathogen biology to audiences coming from divergent backgrounds, but with a shared interest in the topic. I can attest to the success of this volume in this regard, having used it to lead a graduate seminar including participants from biological anthropology, epidemiology, ecology, and veterinary medicine. * Evolutionary Biology * This innovative book provides a comprehensive synthesis of the emerging and topical field of disease ecology. I thoroughly enjoyed it and highly recommend it to those with a passion for diseases or primates. * Raina K. Plowright, TRENDS in Ecology and Evolution (2006) *

I Questions, terminology, and underlying principles 1(21)
1.1 Introduction
1(2)
1.2 Essential terminology: parasite, disease, and disease risk
3(5)
1.2.1 What is a parasite?
3(1)
1.2.2 Parasite and disease
3(2)
1.2.3 What is disease risk and how is it measured?
5(3)
1.3 Ecological drivers of primate sociality
8(6)
1.3.1 Between-group resource competition
9(1)
1.3.2 Predation and within-group competition
9(1)
1.3.3 Inter-sexual conflict
10(1)
1.3.4 Infectious disease
10(4)
1.4 Fitness consequences of parasites in wild primate populations
14(6)
1.5 Organizational layout of this book
20(2)
2 Diversity and characteristics of primate parasites 22(35)
2.1 Introduction
22(4)
2.2 Taxonomic diversity of parasites from wild primates
26(16)
2.2.1 Viruses
29(4)
2.2.2 Bacteria
33(1)
2.2.3 Fungi
34(1)
2.2.4 Protozoa
35(2)
2.2.5 Helminths
37(3)
2.2.6 Arthropods
40(2)
2.3 Strategies for parasite transmission
42(3)
2.4 Host specificity and "multi-host" parasites
45(3)
2.5 Virulence: negative effects of parasites on their hosts
48(4)
2.6 Parasite transmission and manipulation of host behavior
52(3)
2.6.1 Causes and consequences of altered behavior
54(1)
2.6.2 Manipulation of primate hosts
54(1)
2.7 Summary and synthesis
55(2)
3 Primate socioecology and disease risk: predictions and rationale 57(41)
3.1 Introduction
57(4)
3.2 Background concepts
61(4)
3.2.1 Encounter and infection probability
61(3)
3.2.2 Formulating hypotheses at individual and comparative levels
64(1)
3.3 Host traits and disease risk
65(30)
3.3.1 Body mass, life history, and individual age
65(6)
3.3.2 Host population size and density
71(3)
3.3.3 Social organization, group size, and dominance rank
74(6)
3.3.4 Reproduction, mating behavior, and sex differences
80(6)
3.3.5 Ranging behavior, substrate use, and diet
86(6)
3.3.6 Environmental factors and seasonality
92(3)
3.4 Summary and synthesis
95(3)
4 Host—parasite dynamics and epidemiological principles 98(36)
4.1 Introduction
98(5)
4.1.1 An historical perspective
98(3)
4.1.2 Basic terminology and measures of infection
101(2)
4.2 Analytical models of disease spread
103(14)
4.2.1 Microparasites and compartment models
106(9)
4.2.2 Macroparasite models
115(2)
4.3 The role of parasites in regulating host populations
117(5)
4.3.1 Theoretical predictions
117(2)
4.3.2 Regulation in experimental and natural populations
119(3)
4.4 Heterogeneities and dynamical complexities
122(10)
4.4.1 Spatial heterogeneity: landscape features and metapopulation dynamics
122(1)
4.4.2 Host social system
123(5)
4.4.3 Multi-host dynamics
128(4)
4.5 Summary and synthesis
132(2)
5 Host defenses: the immune system and behavioral counterstrategies 134(42)
5.1 Introduction
134(1)
5.2 Responding to infections: strategies for parasite removal
135(24)
5.2.1 Immune defenses
135(13)
5.2.2 Physiological responses and sickness behaviors
148(2)
5.2.3 Grooming as a means of parasite removal
150(5)
5.2.4 Medicinal plant use
155(4)
5.3 Preventing infections: strategies for parasite avoidance
159(11)
5.3.1 Habitat use and ranging behavior
159(4)
5.3.2 Diet
163(2)
5.3.3 Avoidance of arthropod vectors and parasites
165(2)
5.3.4 Parental care
167(1)
5.3.5 Avoiding infected conspecifics
168(2)
5.4 Parasite pressure, mate choice, and sexual selection
170(4)
5.4.1 Direct benefits: selection of uninfected caregivers
171(1)
5.4.2 Avoidance of directly transmitted parasites
171(1)
5.4.3 Indirect benefits of mate choice
172(1)
5.4.4 Parasite status, resistance, and signals for choosing mates
173(1)
5.5 Summary and synthesis
174(2)
6 Infectious disease and primate social systems 176(37)
6.1 Introduction
176(2)
6.2 Variation in primate social systems
178(6)
6.2.1 Chains of transmission within and among primate groups
182(2)
6.3 Disease risk and primate social systems
184(9)
6.3.1 Group size and contagious infections
184(3)
6.3.2 Group size, flying insects, and vector-borne infections
187(3)
6.3.3 Group composition
190(1)
6.3.4 Group spread and contact within groups
190(1)
6.3.5 Dispersal among groups
191(1)
6.3.6 Territoriality and range overlap
192(1)
6.4 Mating systems, sexual behavior, and STDs
193(4)
6.4.1 Mating promiscuity
194(1)
6.4.2 Effect of reproductive skew
195(1)
6.4.3 Testing effects of STD risk on primate mating systems
195(2)
6.5 Impacts of host behavior on pathogen evolution
197(9)
6.5.1 Evolution of virulence
197(3)
6.5.2 Evolution of transmission strategies
200(1)
6.5.3 Coevolution
201(5)
6.6 Methodological approaches to study effects of parasites on host social systems
206(4)
6.6.1 Fields studies
206(2)
6.6.2 Directional tests using comparative methods
208(1)
6.6.3 Incorporating parasites in comparative studies of sociality
209(1)
6.6.4 Modelling approaches
209(1)
6.7 Summary and synthesis
210(3)
7 Parasites and primate conservation 213(35)
7.1 Introduction
213(3)
7.2 Parasites as a cause of wildlife declines
216(11)
7.2.1 Emerging infectious diseases in primates and other wildlife
218(9)
7.3 Disease risk and anthropogenic change
227(6)
7.3.1 Habitat destruction and degradation
227(2)
7.3.2 Reductions in host population size
229(2)
7.3.3 Human impacts on parasite biology
231(2)
7.4 Conservation efforts in response to infectious disease risk
233(11)
7.4.1 Monitoring parasites in wild populations
233(2)
7.4.2 Reserve design and management
235(2)
7.4.3 Captive breeding and semi-free-ranging populations
237(3)
7.4.4 Ecotourism and scientific field research
240(1)
7.4.5 Direct intervention to reduce the impact of disease
241(3)
7.5 Evolutionary considerations and host–parasite biodiversity
244(1)
7.6 Summary and synthesis
244(4)
8 From nonhuman primates to human health and evolution 248(37)
8.1 Introduction
248(2)
8.2 Origins and early history of infectious disease in humans
250(11)
8.2.1 Infectious agents in early human societies
250(6)
8.2.2 Epidemiological transitions and the rise of human pathogens
256(5)
8.3 Human responses to infectious diseases: from Darwinian medicine to public health
261(11)
8.3.1 Behavioral responses to infectious diseases
264(5)
8.3.2 Evolution of immune defenses and resistance traits
269(3)
8.4 Global patterns of disease risk among contemporary human societies
272(4)
8.5 Wild primates and emerging diseases in humans
276(6)
8.6 Summary and synthesis
282(3)
9 Concluding remarks and future directions 285(11)
9.1 Introduction
285(1)
9.2 What is the diversity of parasites in wild primates?
285(2)
9.3 Population biology and impacts of parasites in wild primates
287(2)
9.4 Immune and behavioral defenses: tradeoffs against different infectious agents
289(1)
9.5 What are the links between primate sociality and parasitism?
290(502)
9.6 Are parasites a significant threat to primate conservation efforts?
792
9.7 From primates to understanding human-pathogen interaction
294(1)
9.8 Concluding remarks
295(1)
References 296(73)
Index 369


Charles Nunn is a research scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Integrative Biology at the University of California in Berkeley, USA. His research interests include primate behaviour, disease ecology and comparative biology.



Sonia Altizer is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Ecology of the University of Georgia, USA . Her research focuses on the ecology and evolution of host-pathogen interactions in wild animal populations.