Primate Parasite Ecology: The Dynamics and

Anyone who has spent an extended period in the tropics has an idea, through caring for others or first-hand experience, just what it is like to be a primate parasite host. Monkeys and apes often share parasites with humans, for example the HIV viruses which evolved from related viruses of chimpanzees and sooty mangabeys, and so understanding the ecology of infectious diseases in non-human primates is of paramount importance. Furthermore, there is accumulating evidence that environmental change may promote contact between humans and non-human primates and increase the possibility of sharing infectious disease. Written for academic researchers, this book addresses these issues and provides up-to-date information on the methods of study, natural history and ecology/theory of the exciting field of primate parasite ecology.

Michael A. Huffman is an Associate Professor, and the first tenured non-Japanese faculty member at Kyoto University's Primate Research Institute, Japan. He is currently an editor for the American Journal of Primatology. His research on host-parasite relationships and primate self-medication has involved multi-disciplinary international collaborations on species around the world spanning over 15 countries. Colin A. Chapman is a Professor in the Department of Anthropology and McGill School of Environment at McGill University and a Canada Research Chair in Primate Ecology and Conservation. He has been an associate scientist with the Wildlife Conservation Society since 1995 and for the last 18 years has conducted research in the Kibale National Park, Uganda.

List of contributors	p. ix
Preface	p. xv
Methods to study primate-parasite interactions	p. 1
Collection methods and diagnostic procedures for primate parasitology	p. 3
Methods of collection and identification of minute nematodes from the feces of primates, with special application to coevolutionary study of pinworms	p. 29
The utility of molecular methods for elucidating primate-pathogen relationships - the Oesophagostomum bifurcum example	p. 47
The application of endocrine measures in primate parasite ecology	p. 63
Using agent-based models to investigate primate disease ecology	p. 83
The natural history of primate-parasite interactions	p. 111
What does a parasite see when it looks at a chimpanzee?	p. 113
Primate malarias: evolution, adaptation, and species jumping	p. 141
Disease avoidance and the evolution of primate social connectivity: Ebola, bats, gorillas, and chimpanzees	p. 183
Primate-parasitic zoonoses and anthropozoonoses: a literature review	p. 199
Lice and other parasites as markers of primate evolutionary history	p. 231
Cryptic species and biodiversity of lice from primates	p. 251
Prevalence of Clostridium perfringens in intestinal microflora of non-human primates	p. 271
Intestinal bacteria of chimpanzees in the wild and in captivity: an application of molecular ecological methodologies	p. 283
Gastrointestinal parasites of bonobos in the Lomako Forest, Democratic Republic of Congo	p. 297
Habitat disturbance and seasonal fluctuations of lemur parasites in the rain forest of Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar	p. 311
Chimpanzee-parasite ecology at Budongo Forest (Uganda) and the Mahale Mountains (Tanzania): influence of climatic differences on self-medicative behavior	p. 331
The ecology of primate-parasite interactions	p. 351
Primate exposure and the emergence of novel retroviruses	p. 353
Overview of parasites infecting howler monkeys, Alouatta sp., and potential consequences of human-howler interactions	p. 371
Primate parasite ecology: patterns and predictions from an ongoing study of Japanese macaques	p. 387
Crop raiding: the influence of behavioral and nutritional changes on primate-parasite relationships	p. 403
Can parasite infections be a selective force influencing primate group size? A test with red colobus	p. 423
How does diet quality affect the parasite ecology of mountain gorillas?	p. 441
Host-parasite dynamics: connecting primate field data to theory	p. 463
Conclusions	p. 485
Ways forward in the study of primate parasite ecology	p. 487
Useful diagnostic references and images of protozoans, helminths, and nematodes commonly found in wild primates	p. 507
Index	p. 515
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