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Infection, Polymorphism and Evolution

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  • © 1997

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Editors:
  1. W. D. Hamilton

    1. Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

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  2. J. C. Howard

    1. Institute of Genetics, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Selection by parasites for clonal diversity and mixed mating

    • Curtis M. Lively, R. Stephen Howard
    Pages 1-11

  3. Recognition and polymorphism in host-parasite genetics

    • Steven A. Frank
    Pages 13-23

  4. Viral pathogens and the advantage of sex in the perennial grass Anthoxanthum odoratum

    • Steven E. Kelley
    Pages 25-32

  5. Mate choice and maternal selection for specific parasite resistances before, during and after fertilization

    • Claus Wedekind
    Pages 33-41

  6. Infection and colony variability in social insects

    • Paul Schmid-Hempel
    Pages 43-51

  7. Infectious diseases, reproductive effort and the cost of reproduction in birds

    • L. Gustafsson, D. Nordling, M. S. Andersson, B. C. Sheldon, A. Qvarnström
    Pages 53-61

  8. Evolution of mutation rate and virulence among human retroviruses

    • Paul W. Ewald
    Pages 63-73

  9. Gene-for-gene recognition in plant—pathogen interactions

    • Ian R. Crute
    Pages 75-79

  10. MHC polymorphism and parasites

    • Jan Klein, Colm O’huigin
    Pages 81-88

  11. Natural selection at the class II major histocompatibility complex loci of mammals

    • Austin L. Hughes, Marianne K. Hughes, Carina Y. Howell, Masatoshi Nei
    Pages 89-97

  12. The role of infectious disease, inbreeding and mating preferences in maintaining MHC genetic diversity: an experimental test

    • Wayne K. Potts, C. Jo Manning, Edward K. Wakeland
    Pages 99-108

  13. Human leukocyte antigens and natural selection by malaria

    • Adrian V. S. Hill, Simon N. R. Yates, Catherine E. M. Allsopp, Sunetra Gupta, Sarah C. Gilbert, Ajit Lalvani et al.
    Pages 109-115

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 117-120
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About this book

Resulting from a Royal Society discussion meeting, this volume presents a short review of the topic of parasite-host co-evolution. Current thinking on evolution in parasites, viruses and other pathogens is discussed.

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This book stands as an excellent guide to current theory on host-parasite co-evolution and as such may serve as a 'ready-made' framework for an advanced undergraduate or graduate seminar in this topic. - Parasitology Today

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

    W. D. Hamilton

  • Institute of Genetics, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany

    J. C. Howard

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Infection, Polymorphism and Evolution

  • Editors: W. D. Hamilton, J. C. Howard

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0077-6

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: The Royal Society 1997

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-412-63700-1Due: 31 December 1996

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-6523-8Published: 25 December 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-0077-6Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 136

  • Topics: Evolutionary Biology, Ecology, Human Genetics, Animal Anatomy / Morphology / Histology

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