Advances in Parasitology

Advances in Parasitology is a series of up-to-date reviews of all areas of interest in contemporary parasitology. It includes medical studies on parasites of major influence, such as typanosomiasis and scabies, and more traditional areas, such as zoology, taxonomy, and life history, which shape current thinking and applications.

Contributors to Volume 37

v

Preface

vii

Nitric Oxide and Parasitic Disease

I.A. Clark

K.A. Rockett

Introduction

1

(1)

The Rise of Nitric Oxide to Prominence in Biology

2

(2)

Parasiticidal Effects of Nitric Oxide

4

(10)

Malarial Pathology

14

(19)

Implications for Treatment

33

(25)

Acknowledgements

34

(1)

References

34

(24)

Molecular Approaches to the Diagnosis of Onchocerciasis

J.E. Bradley

T.R. Unnasch

Introduction

58

(8)

Parasitological Methods of Diagnosis

66

(3)

Rapid Methods of Diagnosis

69

(1)

Immunological Tests

70

(18)

The Development of DNA Probe-based Assays for O. volvulus

88

(4)

General Conclusions and Future Directions

92

(15)

Acknowledgements

95

(1)

References

95

(12)

The Evolution of Life History Strategies in Parasitic Animals

R. Poulin

Introduction

107

(2)

Life History Theory

109

(2)

Levels of Analysis

111

(2)

Parasite Life Histories

113

(4)

Effects of Hosts

117

(6)

Environmental Effects

123

(4)

Conclusions

127

(9)

Acknowledgements

128

(1)

References

129

(7)

The Helminth Fauna of Australasian Marsupials: Origins and Evolutionary Biology

I. Beveridge

D.M. Spratt

Introduction

136

(3)

The Helminth Parasites of Australasian Marsupials

139

(2)

The Evolution of the Marsupials

141

(7)

Non-marsupial Mammals in Australia

148

(1)

Helminth Parasites of Specific Marsupial Families

149

(36)

Evolutionary Mechanisms

185

(51)

Conclusion

236

(20)

Acknowledgements

237

(1)

References

238

(18)

Malarial Parasites of Lizards: Diversity and Ecology

J.J. Schall

Introduction

256

(1)

Diversity and Distribution

257

(11)

Study Sites and General Methods

268

(4)

Patterns in Prevalence

272

(9)

Course of Infection

281

(8)

Sex Ratio of Gametocytes

289

(8)

Interaction Between Malaria Species

297

(3)

Vector Biology

300

(6)

Virulence in the Vertebrate Host

306

(19)

Conclusions

325

(10)

Acknowledgements

326

(1)

References

327

(8)

Index

335

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