Synopsis
"This excellent book offers much food for thought. The scholarship is as sound as any one human can make it, and the smooth writing carries one along nicely. Evolutionary Ecology of Parasites will not only be a valuable resource in graduate seminars, it will also help researchers get a handle on the literature and the major questions in the field."—Janice Moore, Colorado State University, author of Parasites and the Behavior of Animals
"This is an important book. I am glad there is someone out there with the brains and guts to tackle the diverse body of literature summarized here."—Dale H. Clayton, University of Utah
Gerald Esch - Journal of Parasitology
What a wonderful book! . . . I can heartily recommend this volume for all parasitologists, regardless of their specific research interests, and whether students or teachers. I would also strongly recommend this book for the 'non-parasite' ecologist and evolutionary biologist because it will provide them with a concise picture of how parasites fit into the general scheme of ecology and evolution, something about which they really should know a lot, but many times do not! Poulin does, and explains it well.