Myxozoan Evolution, Ecology and Development

Myxozoan Evolution, Ecology and Development

Okamura, Beth; Bartholomew, Jerri L.; Gruhl, Alexander

Springer International Publishing AG

10/2016

441

Mole

Inglês

9783319350172

15 a 20 dias

9526

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?An introduction to myxozoan evolution, ecology and development.- Myxozoan affinities and route to endoparasitism.- Cnidarian origins of the Myxozoa.- Adaptive radiation and evolution within the Myxozoa.- Classification and phylogenetics of Myxozoa.- Approaches for characterizing myxozoan species.- Myxozoans exploiting homeotherms.- Cellular processes in myxozoans.- Tissue characteristics and development in Myxozoa.- Myxozoan life cycles: practical approaches and insights.- Ecology and evolution of malacosporean-bryozoan interactions.- Annelid-myxosporean interactions.- Transmission of myxozoans to vertebrate hosts.- Fish immune responses to Myxozoa.- Host and environmental influences on development of disease.- Specificity of infection sites in vertebrate hosts.- Comparative epidemiology of myxozoan diseases.- Myxozoans on the move: dispersal modes, exotic species and emerging diseases.- Modeling the Effects of Climate Change on Disease Severity: A Case Study of Ceratonova (syn Ceratomyxa) shasta in the Klamath River.- Risk assessments and approaches for evaluating myxozoan disease impacts.- Mitigating myxozoan disease impacts on wild fish populations.
Adaptive radiation;Cnidaria;Coevolution;Endoparasite;Endoparasitism;Fish endoparasites;Fish immune response;Host-parasite interaction;Invertebrate development;Macroparasites;Malacosporea;Microparasites;Myxosporea;Myxozoa;Myxozoan disease impacts;Model invertebrates