The influence of parasites on insect behavior. Vale, P. F., Siva-Jothy, J. A., Morrill, A., & Forbes, M. R. Insect Behavior: from mechanisms to ecological and evolutionary consequences, September, 2018. Oxford University Press
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This chapter discusses insect behavioral responses to parasites. Dividing behaviors conceptually into those that occur before and after infection, we start by reviewing the evidence that insects identify and avoid potentially infectious environments to minimize negative consequences of infection. Behavioral responses following infection according to their adaptive value to either the insect host or to the parasite will then be considered. One section covers sickness behaviors proposed to benefit the host by conserving energetic resources during infection; another section discusses evidence for altered host behavior as a parasite adaptation enhancing parasite survival or transmission. The mechanistic link between behavior and immunity in insects is briefly discussed, and provide a summary of methods and techniques becoming standard to studying behavior of model insect species in the context of infection. The chapter concludes by discussing future directions in the study of insect behavioral responses to parasites.
@article{vale_influence_2018,
	title = {The influence of parasites on insect behavior},
	volume = {1},
	url = {https://www.oxfordscholarship.com/view/10.1093/oso/9780198797500.001.0001/oso-9780198797500-chapter-18},
	abstract = {This chapter discusses insect behavioral responses to parasites. Dividing behaviors conceptually into those that occur before and after infection, we start by reviewing the evidence that insects identify and avoid potentially infectious environments to minimize negative consequences of infection. Behavioral responses following infection according to their adaptive value to either the insect host or to the parasite will then be considered. One section covers sickness behaviors proposed to benefit the host by conserving energetic resources during infection; another section discusses evidence for altered host behavior as a parasite adaptation enhancing parasite survival or transmission. The mechanistic link between behavior and immunity in insects is briefly discussed, and provide a summary of methods and techniques becoming standard to studying behavior of model insect species in the context of infection. The chapter concludes by discussing future directions in the study of insect behavioral responses to parasites.},
	language = {en},
	urldate = {2019-10-19},
	journal = {Insect Behavior: from mechanisms to ecological and evolutionary consequences},
	author = {Vale, Pedro F. and Siva-Jothy, Jonathon A. and Morrill, André and Forbes, Mark R.},
	month = sep,
	year = {2018},
	note = {Oxford University Press},
	keywords = {3. Behavioural immunity},
}

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