Bird-parasite interactions: ecology, evolution and behaviour.

TLDR: The aim of this book is to provide a history of host-parasite interactions in birds of prey and provide a perspective on the role of parasites in the natural history of these interactions.

Abstract: Lists of associate editors and contributors Part 1. Introduction: Catherine A. Toft: Current theory of host-parasite interactions Part II. Ecology: Carter T. Atkinson & Charles van Riper: Pathogenocity and epizootiology of avian haematozoa: plasmodium, leucocytozoan, and haemoproteus Peter J. Hudson & Andrew P. Dobson: The direct and indirect effects of the caecal nematode, trichostrongylus tenuis, on red grouse Brian R. Chapman & John E. George: The effects of ectoparasites on cliff swallow growth and survival Carlos A. Delannoy & Alexander Cruz: Philornid parasitism and nestling survival of the Puerto-Rican sharp-shinned hawk Edward H. Burtt & G.A. Babbitt: Occurrence and demography of mites of tree swallow, house wren, and eastern bluebird nests Catherine Rogers, Raleigh J. Robertson, & Bridget J. Stutchbury: Patterns and effects of parasitism by protocalliphora on tree swallow nestlings Charles van Riper, III: Parasite communities in wet and dry forest subpopulations of the Hawaii common amakihi Melinda Pruett-Jones & Stephen Pruett-Jones: Analysis and ecological correlates of tick burdens in a New Guinea avifauna Part III. Behaviour: Thomas W. Scott & John D. Edman: Effects of avian host age and arbovirus infection on mosquito attraction and blood-feeding success Larry Clark: The nest protection hypothesis: the adaptive use of plant secondary components by European starlings Jenella E. Loye & Scott P. Carroll: Nest ectoparasite abundance and cliff swallow colony site selection, nestling development, and departure time David C. Duffy: Ants, ticks, and nesting seabirds: dynamic interaction Dale H. Clayton: Coevolution of avian grooming and ectoparasite avoidance Michelle D. Saumier, Manfred E. Rau, & David M. Bird: Behavioural changes in breeding American kestrels infected with trichinella pseudospiralis Marlene Zuk: Parasites and bright birds: new data and a new prediction Anders Pape Moller: Parasites, sexual ornaments, and mate choice in the barn swallow C.E. Kirkpatrick, S.K. Robinson, & U.D. Kitron: Phenotypic correlates of blood parasitism in the common grackle Nancy Burley, Sonia C. Tidemann, & Karl Halupka: Bill colour and parasite levels in zebra finches Linda L. Johnson & Mark S. Boyce: Female choice of males with low parasite loads in sage grouse Margo F. Spurrier, Mark S. Boyce, & Bryan F.J. Manley: Effects of parasites on mate choice by captive sage grouse.