Parasites and the Behavior of Animals (Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution)

by JaniceMoore (Author)

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  Paperback
  2002

  $89.42

  This volume presents ecological consequences and evolutionary mechanisms that may be associated with behavioural alterations in parasitized hosts. Alterations may result from natural selection favouring the host or parasite, or side-effects caused by physiological changes associated with symbiosis.