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Part I. Evolutionary ecology of parasite diversity. Quantifying parasite diversity / Robert Poulin ; Relationships between parasite diversity and host diversity / Boris R. Krasnov and Rober Poulin ; Patterns of diversity and distribution of aquatic invertebrates and their parasites / Tommy L.F. Leung, Camilo Mora and Klaus Rohde ; Under the changing climate : how shifting geographic distributions and sexual selection shape parasite diversification / Lajos Râozsa, Piotr Tryjanowski and Zoltâan Vas ; Impacts of parasite diversity on wild vertebrates : limited knowledge but important perspectives / Frâedâeric Bordes and Serge Morand -- Part II. The evolutionary history of parasite diversity. Revealing parasite diversity in aquatic environments using brute force molecular techniques and subtle microscopy / Aurâelie Chambouvet, Thomas A. Richards, David Bass and Sigrid Neuhauser ; Evolution of simian retroviruses / Ahidjo Ayouba and Martine Peeters ; The diversity and phylogeny of Rickettsia / Lucy A. Weinert ; Advances in the classification of acanthocephalans : evolutionary history and evolution of the parasitism / Martâin Garcâia-Varela and Gerardo Pâerez-Ponce de Leâon ; The study of primate evolution from a lousy perspective / David L. Reed, Julie M. Allen, Melissa A. Toups, Bret M. Boyd and Marina S. Ascunce ; Host correlates of diversification in avian lice / Lajos Râozsa and Zoltâan Vas ; Evolutionary history of Siphonaptera : fossils, origins, vectors / Katharina Dittmar, Qiyun Zhu, Michael W. Hastriter and Michael F. Whiting ; Bat fly evolution from the Eocene to the present (Hippoboscoidea, Streblidae and Nycteribiidae) / Katharina Dittmar, Solon F. Morse, Carl W. Dick and Bruce D. Patterson ; The evolution of parasitism and host associations in mites / Ashley Dowling ; Nematode life-traits diversity in the light of their phylogenetic diversification / Serge Morand, Steve Nadler and Arne Skorping ; Phylogenetic patterns of diversity in cestodes and trematodes / D. Timothy J. Littlewood, Rodney A. Bray and Andrea Waeschenbach ; Patterns of diversification in Caribbean Anolis lizards / Bryan G. Falk and Susan L. Perkins -- Part III. Combining ecology and phylogenetics. Comparative analysis : recent developments and uses with parasites / Yves Desdevises, Serge Morand, Boris R. Krasnov and Julien Claude ; Phylogenetic signals in ecological properties of parasites / Boris R. Krasnov, Serge Morand and Robert Poulin ; Parasite species coexistence and the evolution of the parasite niche / Andrea éSimkovâa and Serge Morand ; A community perspective on the evolution of virulence / Hadas Hawlena and Frida Ben-Ami ; Host specificity and species jumps in fish-parasite systems / Maarten P.M. Vanhove and Tine Huyse ; When is co-phylogeny evidence of coevolution? / Timothâee Poisot ; Bringing together phylogenies and behaviour in host-parasite interactions / Tania Jenkins and Philippe Christe ; The evolutionary epidemiology of the hepatitis C virus / Peter V. Markov, Rebecca Rose Gray, James Iles and Oliver G. Pybus ; Parasite diversity and diversification : conclusion and perspectives / Armand M. Kuris.

The development of molecular tools has dramatically increased our knowledge of parasite diversity and the vectors that transmit them. From viruses and protists to arthropods and helminths, each branch of the Tree of Life offers an insight into significant, yet cryptic, biodiversity. Alongside this, the studies of host-parasite interactions and parasitism have influenced many scientific disciplines, such as biogeography and evolutionary ecology, by using comparative methods based on phylogenetic information to unravel shared evolutionary histories. Parasite Diversity and Diversification brings together two active fields of research, phylogenetics and evolutionary ecology, to reveal and explain the patterns of parasite diversity and the diversification of their hosts. This book will encourage students and researchers in the fields of ecology and evolution of parasitism, as well as animal and human health, to integrate phylogenetics into the investigation of parasitism in evolutionary ecology, health ecology, medicine and conservation.