Micromammals and Macroparasites From Evolutionary Ecology to Managem
Small mammals are among the most ubiquitous and important components of terrestrial ecosystems. They have coevolved, and now coexist, with a diverse array of parasites, such that not only are all aspects of their biology influenced by parasitism but they
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Micromammals and Macroparasites From Evolutionary Ecology to Management
S. Morand, B.R. Krasnov, R. Poulin (Eds.)
Micromammals and Macroparasites From Evolutionary Ecology to Management With 79 Figures
Serge Morand, Ph.D. Center for Biology and Management of Populations Campus International de Baillarguet CS 30016 34988 Montferrier-sur-Lez cedex, France Boris R. Krasnov, Ph.D. Mitrani Department of Desert Ecology, Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sede-Boqer Campus 84990 Midreshet Ben-Gurion, Israel and Ramon Science Center, P.O. Box 194, 80600 Mizpe Ramon, Israel Robert Poulin, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Zoology University of Otago P.O. Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand
Cover illustrations: Micromammals: a lagomorph, Ochotona daurica (middle left); a rodent, Gerbillus dasyurus (middle right); an insectivore, Suncus murinus (bottom right; photographs taken by Georgy I. Shenbrot, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel). Macroparasites: a cestode, Meggittina cricetomydis (top); a nematode, Heligmosomoides glareoli (bottom left); photographs taken by Boyko Georgiev, Natural History Museum, UK, and Central Laboratory of General Ecology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria; capitulum of a nymph of a tick, Haemaphysalis leporispalustris (middle center); scanning electron micrograph taken by Lance A. Durden, Georgia Southern University, USA. ISBN10 4-431-36024-7 Springer-Verlag Tokyo Berlin Heidelberg New York ISBN13 978-4-431-36024-7 Springer-Verlag Tokyo Berlin Heidelberg New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2006930402 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in other ways, and storage in data banks. The use of registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Springer is a part of Springer Science+Business Media springer.com ©Springer-Verlag Tokyo 2006 Printed in Japan Typesetting: Camera-ready by the editors and authors Printing and binding: Kato Bunmeisha, Japan Printed on acid-free paper
Preface
The idea for a book reviewing current knowledge on mammals and their parasites emerged during a visit by one of us (SM) to the laboratory of another of us (BK) at the Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, BenGurion University of the Negev (Israel) in December 2004, with RP becoming associated with the project from its very beginning. Frankly, we decided to restrict our focus to macroparasites, i.e., metazoan parasites such as helminths and arthropods. A second volume at least would be necessary to cover microparasites, i.e., viruses, bacteria, and protozoans. We also decided to restrict our scope to small (=micro) mammals, because they are the most abundant an
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