Name: Host Manipulation by Parasites
SKU: 9149528
Price: 126.33 EUR
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Author: Richard Dawkins
ISBN: 9780199642243

Type

Physical Book

Author

Richard Dawkins

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Year

2012

Language

English

Pages

224

Format

Paperback

ISBN

0199642249

ISBN13

9780199642243

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Host Manipulation by Parasites

Richard Dawkins (Author) · Oxford University Press · Paperback

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Synopsis "Host Manipulation by Parasites "

Parasites that manipulate the behaviour of their hosts represent striking examples of adaptation by natural selection. This field of study is now moving beyond its descriptive phase and into more exciting areas where the processes and patterns of such dramatic adaptations can be better understood. This innovative text provides an up-to-date, authoritative, and challenging review of host manipulation by parasites that assesses the current state of developments in the field and lays out a framework for future research. It also promotes a greater integration of behavioral ecology with studies of host manipulation (behavioral ecology has tended to concentrate mainly on behaviour expressed by free living organisms and is far less focused on the role of parasites in shaping behaviour). To help achieve this, the editors adopt a novel approach of having a prominent expert on behavioral ecology (but who does not work directly on parasites) to provide an afterword to each chapter.

Richard Dawkins

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Chosen in 2013 as the world's most important intellectual by Prospect magazine, he rose to fame with The Selfish Gene, followed by The Blind Watchmaker, Climbing Mount Improbable, and Unweaving the Rainbow. He has received numerous awards and distinctions, such as the Royal Society of Literature award, the Author of the Year award at the British Book Awards, and the International Cosmos Prize.

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