Avian Malaria and Related Parasites in the Tropics Ecology, Evolution and Systematics /
The Tropics are home to the greatest biodiversity in the world, but tropical species are at risk due to anthropogenic activities, mainly land use change, habitat loss, invasive species, and pathogens. Over the past 20 years, the avian malaria and related parasites (Order: Haemosporida) systems have...
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| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
2020.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2020. |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51633-8 |
Table of Contents:
- 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 biology 16 - 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.