Host Manipulation by Parasites

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David P. Hughes (, Department of Entomology and Biology, Penn State University, USA) Jacques Brodeur (, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Montréal, Canada)

Host Manipulation by Parasites

David P. Hughes (, Department of Entomology and Biology, Penn State University, USA), Jacques Brodeur (, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Montréal, Canada), Frédéric Thomas (, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), France) , Richard Dawkins (, University of Oxford)

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Oxford University Press
07 June 2012

Evolution; Parasitology (non-medical); Animal pathology & diseases; Animal behaviour

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.

By: Richard Dawkins ( University of Oxford)
Edited by: David P. Hughes ( Department of Entomology and Biology Penn State University USA), Jacques Brodeur (, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Montréal, Canada), Frédéric Thomas (, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), France)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 191mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 560g
ISBN: 9780199642243
ISBN 10: 0199642249
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 07 June 2012
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Further / Higher Education , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

"David Hughes is Assistant Professor at Penn State University (dual appointment to the Department of Entomology and the Department of Biology). His work has mostly focused on the behavior of social insects (wasps and ants) when infected by parasites. He has also collaborated extensively with Fred Thomas on the Hairworms system of cricket manipulation. He has published more than 32 papers in leading international journals including: Nature, TREE, Current Biology, American Naturalist, Biology Letters, Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. In 2008 he edited a book for OUP with Patrizia D'Ettorre (P. D'Ettorre & D.P. Hughes (2008) Sociobiology of Communication. Oxford University Press). Trained as experimental and theoretical ecologist, Jacques Brodeur is a full professor at the University of Montréal, Institut de Recherche en Biologie Végétale, and holds the Canada Research Chair in Biocontrol. For the past 18 years, he has studied the biology and ecology of natural enemies used for biological control of arthropod pests. A long-term goal of his research is to identify the governing ecological principles and mechanisms of multispecies interactions within arthropod communities, and to apply these principles to develop reliable and predictive strategies to best take advantage of biological control agents. He has published a large number of papers on host-parasitoid relationships, including host manipulation. Frédéric Thomas is Directeur de Recherche at CNRS with a well established expertise in the field of host-parasite interactions, and especially host manipulation. He is leading a team entitled ""Parasitically modified organisms"". He has published more than 140 articles in international peer reviewed journals (1995-present), including Nature, Evolution, Trends in Ecology and Evolution, Ecology Letters, Ecology, American Naturalist, Proceedings of the Royal Society, Plos pathogen, Proteomics and also edited five books (two at Oxford University Press)."

Reviews for Host Manipulation by Parasites

This book gives a stimulating review of host manipulation by parasites. It does so by actually going beyond the natural history to address its evolutionary significance and evolutionary consequences. TREE