x, 332 pages : 26 cm

Here, in a thoroughly revised and updated edition of his influential earlier work, Robert Poulin provides an evolutionary ecologist's view of the biology of parasites. He sets forth a comprehensive synthesis of parasite evolutionary ecology, integrating information across scales from the features of individual parasites to the dynamics of parasite populations and the structuring of parasite communities. Evolutionary Ecology of Parasites presents an evolutionary framework for the study of parasite biology, combining theory with empirical examples for a broader understanding of why parasites are as they are and do what they do. - Publisher

Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-324) and index

Origins of parasitism and complex life cycles -- Host specificity -- Evolution of parasite life-history strategies -- Strategies of host exploitation -- Parasite aggregation : causes and consequences -- Parasite population dynamics and genetics -- Interactions between species and the parasite niche -- Parasite infracommunity structure -- Component communities and parasite faunas

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