Evolutionary Parasitology
Evolutionary Parasitology Parasites and infectious diseases are everywhere and represent some of the most potent forces shaping the natural world. Hosts, in turn, have evolved complex defences, with…
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Evolutionary Parasitology
Parasites and infectious diseases are everywhere and represent some of the most potent forces shaping the natural world. Hosts, in turn, have evolved complex defences, with immune systems being among the most sophisticated processes known in nature. They affect almost every aspect imaginable in the life of their hosts, even as far as the structure of entire ecosystems.
Ever since life began, hosts and parasites have taken part in this relentless co-evolutionary struggle with far-reaching consequences for us all.Today, concepts borrowed from evolution, ecology, parasitology, and immunology have formed a new synthesis for the study of host-parasite interactions. In response, parasites have again found ways to manipulate and exploit their hosts. Evolutionary parasitology builds on these established fields of scientific enquiry but also includes some of the most successful