Name: Avian Malaria and Related Parasites in the Tropics: Ecology, Evolution and Systematics
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Author: Santiago-Alarcon, Diego ; Marzal, Alfonso
ISBN: 9783030516352

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Avian Malaria and Related Parasites in the Tropics: Ecology, Evolution and Systematics

Type

Physical Book

Publisher

Springer

Author

Santiago-Alarcon, Diego ; Marzal, Alfonso

Language

English

Pages

575

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

23.4 x 15.6 x 3.0 cm

Weight

0.82 kg.

ISBN13

9783030516352

Synopsis "Avian Malaria and Related Parasites in the Tropics: Ecology, Evolution and Systematics"

1 - Avian Haemosporida research in the Neotropics before the year 2000.- 2 - Phylogenetics and systematics in a nutshell.- 3 - Life cycle, taxonomy, and molecular biology of avian haemosporidian parasites, with a discussion of research techniques.- 4 - Introduction to the taxonomy of Diptera vectors of medical and veterinary importance in the tropics.- 5 - The ecology of Diptera vectors of avian haemosporidians in the tropics: with emphasis in the neotropical region.- 6 - Geographical distribution patterns of malaria and other haemosporida in the Neotropics: a review from a biogeographical perspective and ecological niche modelling.- 7 - Island biogeography of avian haemosporidians in the tropics: with emphasis on the neotropical region.- 8 - Altitudinal and latitudinal patterns of tropical avian haemosporidians.- 9 - An introduction to macroecology and ecological networks for antagonistic interactions.- 10 - Host specialization and dispersal in avian haemosporidians.- 11 - Cophylogenetic patterns and speciation.- 12 - Community ecology and network analysis of tropical avian haemosporidians.- 13 - An introduction to urban and landscape ecology.- 14 - Anthropic impacts on avian haemosporidians and their vectors.- 15 - The role of parasites in invasion biology16 - Avian migration as a mechanism of latitudinal parasite spread between tropical and temperate regions.- 17 - Experimental parasitology and ecoimmunology: concepts and opportunities.- 18 - Concluding remarks.