Infectious Diseases in Primates
Download or Read eBook Infectious Diseases in Primates PDF written by Charles Nunn and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2006-04-27 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Charles Nunn |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
| Total Pages | : 397 |
| Release | : 2006-04-27 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780198565840 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0198565844 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (40 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Infectious Diseases in Primates by : Charles Nunn
Book excerpt: This title includes the following features: The first book to synthesiseand integrate the previously disparate areas of primate socioecology, parasitefunctional categories, host defences, and theoretical models of disease spread.; Organizes hypotheses according to parasite traits such as transmission mode,host specificity and virulence.; Develops a new co-evolutionary framework forinvestigating parasites and primate social evolution at empirical andtheoretical scales.; Ideal graduate seminar course material.
