The Evolution of Parasitism - A Phylogenetic Perspective
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Table of contents
- CONTENTSix
- Contributors to Volume 54v
- Prefacevii
- Introduction „ Phylogenies, Phylogenetics, Parasites and the Evolution of Parasitism1
- Chapter 1. Cryptic Organelles in Parasitic Protists and Fungi9
- Abstract10
- 1. Introduction10
- 2. The Origin of Mitochondria and Plastids by Endosymbiosis12
- 3. Cryptic Organelles and How to Find Them21
- 4. Case Histories – Mitochondria24
- 5. Case Histories – Plastids38
- 6. Future Directions49
- Acknowledgements53
- References54
- Chapter 2. Phylogenetic Insights into the Evolution of Parasitism in Hymenoptera69
- Abstract69
- 1. Introduction70
- 2. Some Questions about Hymenopteran Parasitoid Evolution Addressed using Phylogeny74
- 3. Evolution from Parasitism to Other Lifestyles84
- 4. The Comparative Method and Parasitoids: Future Prospects89
- 5. Conclusion91
- Acknowledgements91
- References91
- Chapter 3. Nematoda: Genes, Genomes and the Evolution of Parasitism101
- Abstract102
- 1. Nematode Genomes and the Evolution of Parasitism103
- 2. Nematode Parasitism111
- 3. Nematode Genomes and Parasitism126
- 4. Summary165
- Acknowledgements167
- References168
- Chapter 4. Life Cycle Evolution in the Digenea: a New Perspective from Phylogeny197
- Abstract198
- 1. Introduction198
- 2. Methods199
- 3. Background to the Digenea203
- 4. Mapping and Interpreting Life Cycle Traits209
- 5. Problems240
- Appendix244
- Acknowledgements249
- References249
- Chapter 5. Progress in Malaria Research: the Case for Phylogenetics255
- Abstract255
- 1. The Malaria Phylum: Apicomplexa256
- 2. Morphology, Phylogenetics and Plasmodium Systematics258
- 3. Evolution and Extant Distribution of Malignant Human Malaria: P. falciparum266
- 4. Concluding Remarks275
- References275
- Chapter 6. Phylogenies, the Comparative Method and Parasite Evolutionary Ecology281
- Abstract282
- 1. Introduction282
- 2. Phylogenetic Effects and Constraints, and the Need for Phylogenies283
- 3. The Phylogenetically Independent Contrasts Method284
- 4. Diversity and Diversification287
- 5. The Phylogenetic Eigenvector Method290
- 6. The Study of Host–Parasite Co-adaptation Using the Independent Contrasts Method292
- 7. The Study of Host–Parasite Co-adaptation Using PER293
- 8. Scepticism about Comparative Methods: Why Bother with Phylogeny?295
- 9. Phylogenetically Structured Environmental Variation296
- 10. Conclusions299
- Acknowledgements299
- References299
- Chapter 7. Recent Results in Cophylogeny Mapping303
- Abstract303
- 1. Introduction304
- 2. Cophylogenetic Events306
- 3. Cophylogeny Mapping308
- 4. Complexity312
- 5. Modelling Cophylogeny316
- 6. Tests of Significance322
- 7. Confounding Cophylogeny324
- 8. Discussion326
- Acknowledgements328
- References328
- Chapter 8. Inference of Viral Evolutionary Rates from Molecular Sequences331
- Abstract332
- 1. Introduction332
- 2. General Linear Regression and Other Distance-based Methods337
- 3. Maximum Likelihood Estimation343
- 4. Bayesian Inference of Evolutionary Rates347
- 5. Discussion350
- Acknowledgements354
- References355
- Chapter 9. Detecting Adaptive Molecular Evolution: Additional Tools for the Parasitologist359
- Abstract360
- 1. What is Adaptive Molecular Evolution?360
- 2. Methodological Advances362
- 3. Example of Adaptive Evolution in the Malaria Rifin Proteins366
- 4. Prospects373
- Acknowledgements376
- References377
- Index381
- Contnts of Volumes in This Series399
Parasitology continues to benefit from taking an evolutionary approach to its study. Tree construction, character-mapping, tree-based evolutionary interpretation, and other developments in molecular and morphological phylogenetics have had a profound influence and have shed new light on the very nature of host-parasite relations and their coevolution. Life cycle complexity, parasite ecology and the origins and evolution of parasitism itself are all underpinned by an understanding of phylogeny.
This volume aims to bring together a range of articles that exemplifies the phylogenetic approach as applied to various disciplines within parasitology and as applied by parasitologists. Unified by the use of phylogenies, this book tackles a wide variety of parasite-specific biological problems across a diverse range of taxa.
* Includes important contributions from leading minds in the field such as Serge Morand, Francisco Ayala and Mark Blaxter, among others.
* Second in the ISI Parasitology List in 2002 with an Impact Factor of 4.818
* Series encompasses over 35 years of parasitology coverage
This volume aims to bring together a range of articles that exemplifies the phylogenetic approach as applied to various disciplines within parasitology and as applied by parasitologists. Unified by the use of phylogenies, this book tackles a wide variety of parasite-specific biological problems across a diverse range of taxa.
* Includes important contributions from leading minds in the field such as Serge Morand, Francisco Ayala and Mark Blaxter, among others.
* Second in the ISI Parasitology List in 2002 with an Impact Factor of 4.818
* Series encompasses over 35 years of parasitology coverage