It has been more than two decades since the formulation of the so‐called 'trade‐
off'hypothesis as an alternative to the then commonly accepted idea that parasites should …

Andrew F. Read he term virulence can represent quite different things to different
evolutionary ecologists. The following is one definition used by microbiologists(see Ref …

A definitive guide to the depth and breadth of the ecological sciences, revised and updated
The revised and updated fifth edition of Ecology: From Individuals to Ecosystems–now in full …

Parasites have evolved independently in numerous animal lineages, and they now make up
a considerable proportion of the biodiversity of life. Not only do they impact humans and …

Table of Contents: 1. Metacommunities: a framework for large-scale community
ecology/Marcel Holyoak, Mathew A. Leibold, Nicolas M. Mouquet, Robert D. Holt and Martha …

A fragment of the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene of avian malaria (genera Haemoproteus
and Plasmodium) was amplified from blood samples of 12 species of passerine birds from …

This book provides an introductory text in ecology aimed at undergraduate students and is
divided into sections entitled: introduction; conditions and resources; individuals …

The first edition of this book, published by University Press of New England in 1986, sold
over 2500 copies, and was received as the best introductory overview of this broad field …

Mammals live in social systems, which differ from species to species but are relatively
constant for any species, although some variation as a function of the ecological situation is …

Adaptive changes in reproductive effort (RE) of parasitized hosts may account for both
inverse and positive relationships between host reproductive output and incidence or …