Physiological and Behavioural Interactions Between Parasites and Invertebrate Hosts

摘要: Publisher Summary This chapter focuses on the host–parasite interactions that provide new insights into biochemistry, physiology, ethology, and ecology of respective partners. is, particularly, so in case parasitic infections invertebrates for following reasons: (i) short generation time large population size many invertebrate hosts make them convenient models study, need to understand role vectors transmission cycles disease is particular relevance; (ii) are utilized by a variety protozoan helminth parasites as definitive or intermediate complex life cycles, some which involve vertebrates. Using examples protozoans, helminths, crustaceans, insects association with wide range hosts, strategies, such synchronization alteration host growth rates, impairment reproductive capacities, parasite establishment different sexes, alterations behavior examined. A succeeds only if survives long enough enable complete phase its cycle able persist time. The mode degree integration their also