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Contributors | |
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Preface | |
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HLA-Mediated Control of HIV and HIV Adaptation to HLA | |
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Introduction | |
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CD8+ Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes (CTL) and Control of Viraemia | |
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Disease Outcome Mediated by CTL | |
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Immune Escape-Viral Escape Mutations from CTL | |
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HIV Evolution and Immune Selection | |
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Summary | |
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References | |
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An Evolutionary Perspective on Parasitism as a Cause of Cancer | |
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The Cancer Problem | |
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History of Parasitism and Oncogenesis | |
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Mechanisms of Oncogenesis | |
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Transmission Modes and the Evolution of Persistence | |
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Interactions of Causes | |
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Breast Cancer | |
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Testing Infectious Causation of Cancer | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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References | |
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Invasion of the Body Snatchers: The Diversity and Evolution of Manipulative Strategies in Host-Parasite Interactions | |
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Introduction | |
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How Parasites Alter Host Behaviour | |
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A Co-Evolutionary Perspective | |
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The (River) Blind Watchmaker | |
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Concluding Remarks | |
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References | |
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Evolutionary Drivers of Parasite-Induced Changes in Insect Life-History Traits: From Theory to Underlying Mechanisms | |
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Parasites and Host Life-History Traits | |
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Various Changes in Reproductive Traits Seen in Infected Insects | |
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Potential Drivers of Change in Host Reproductive Success | |
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Models for Testing Evolutionary Hypotheses | |
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Indirect Mechanisms Underlying Fecundity Reduction | |
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Life-History Traits in an Ecological Setting | |
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Conclusions | |
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References | |
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Ecological Immunology of a Tapeworms' Interaction with its Two Consecutive Hosts | |
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Introduction | |
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The Model Parasite Schistocephalus Solidus | |
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Phase I: Ingestion, Infection and Establishment | |
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Phase II: Resource Acquisition and Immune Evasion | |
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Phase III: Host Switch and Manipulation | |
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Link Between Hosts in Complex Life Cycles | |
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Concluding Remarks | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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References | |
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Tracking Transmission of the Zoonosis Toxoplasma gondii | |
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Toxoplasma: The Supreme Generalist | |
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Adaptation for Transmission | |
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Parasite Population Genetics | |
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Genetic Variation and Strain Partitioning | |
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Towards Defining Transmission Networks | |
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References | |
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Parasites and Biological Invasions | |
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Introduction | |
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Enemy Release and Parasite Acquisition | |
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Introduced Parasites | |
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Parasite-Host Adaptation | |
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The Impact of Parasitism on Biological Invasions | |
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Wider Community Effects | |
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Future Challenges | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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References | |
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Zoonoses in Wildlife: Integrating Ecology into Management | |
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Introduction | |
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Pathways Linking Pathogens in Wildlife to Other Hosts | |
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Integrating Disease and Wildlife Ecology into Control Strategies | |
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Conclusion | |
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References | |
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Understanding the Interaction Between an Obligate Hyperparasitic Bacterium, Pasteuria Penetrans and its Obligate Plant-Parasitic Nematode Host, Meloidogyne spp. | |
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Introduction | |
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Plant-Parasitic Nematodes, Biological Control and Pasteuria Penetrans | |
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Exploiting Genomics to Understand the P. Penetrans Root-Knot Nematode Biology | |
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Building Cohesion Between Molecules and Populations | |
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A Molecular Approach to Infection and Virulence from an Evolutionary Perspective | |
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Summary, Conclusions and Implications for Biological Control | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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References | |
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Host-Parasite Relations and Implications for Control | |
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Introduction | |
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The Current Strategies for NTD Control | |
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Control of Each NTD | |
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Consequences of Intensive Therapy on Parasite Evolution | |
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Conclusion | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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References | |
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Onchocerca-Simulium Interactions and the Population and Evolutionary Biology of Onchocerca volvulus | |
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Introduction | |
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Methods | |
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Results | |
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Implications for our Understanding of the Population and Evolutionary Biology of O. volvulus and the Control of Human Onchocerciasis | |
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Discussion and Future Research Directions | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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References | |
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Microsporidians as Evolution-Proof Agents of Malaria Control? | |
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Introduction | |
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Effective Control | |
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Sustainable Control | |
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Conclusions | |
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References | |
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Index | |
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Contents of Volumes in This Series | |