Ecoimmunology

by Demas, Gregory E. Nelson, Randy J.

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Title Statements

Full title :Ecoimmunology / ed. by Gregory E. Demas and Randy J. Nelson.

Summary

Ecoimmunology is a research field that examines interactions among host physiology and disease ecology in a wide range of environmentally relevant contexts. Since the start of the 21st century, the role of parasites and pathogens in the evolution of life history traits has become of increasing interest to both ecologists and evolutionary biologists. The chapters in this book cover diverse topics that together represent the core of ecoimmunology, including how environmental factors can affect host immune function, the complex dynamics among host immunity, pathogen prevalence and disease susceptibility, and the physiological mechanisms that lead to adaptive changes in immune responses, among others. Topics cover research from both field and laboratory studies and across taxonomic study systems, including birds, mammals, amphibians, reptiles, and insects.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2012.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Oxford University Press
Place of Publication:Oxford
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2012.

The Physical Object

Description:XII, 636 p. : : illustrations ; : 26 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:0199737347, 9780199737345
oclc:ocn773499141
Dewey Decimal:616.079

Subjects

Animal ethology and ecology. Sociobiolo… animal physiology Animal Physiology and Biochemistry dierfysiologie Dierfysiologie en -biochemie Disease Susceptibility Écologie ecology gastheer parasiet relaties Host-parasite relationships Immune system Immunologie Immunology immuunsysteem Prédisposition morbide Psychoneuro-immunologie Psychoneuroimmunology Système immunitaire Veterinary physiology