Parasite Biodiversity

This comprehensive, groundbreaking book on the biodiversity of parasites offers a clear and accessible explanation of how parasite biodiversity provides insight into the history and biogeography of other organisms, the structure of ecosystems, and the processes that lead to the diversification of life.

Robert Poulin is a professor of zoology at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand.

Preface

vii

The Diversity of Parasites

1

(17)

Estimating Parasite Diversity

18

(17)

Epidemiology and Parasite Diversity

35

(26)

Hosts as Drivers of Parasite Diversity

61

(33)

Parasite Features and Parasite Diversification

94

(19)

The Biogeography of Parasite Diversity

113

(19)

Parasite Extinctions

132

(15)

Parasite Diversity Driving Host Evolution

147

(17)

The Study and Value of Parasite Biodiversity

164

(7)

References

171

(40)

Index

211

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Parasite Biodiversity

Summary

Author Biography

Table of Contents

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