Abstract
Introduction Although physiological and behavioral responses are often reported in animals with high worm burdens, or helminthes,1* the adaptive signicance of these responses is unknown.3,4 Similarly, although the eld of biomedicine and medical anthropology is replete with publications on the short-term physiological and health effects of helminthes on their hosts, the evolutionary causes and consequences of those responses that might shed light on present-day human global health patterns are also unknown.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Medicine and Evolution |
| Subtitle of host publication | Current Applications, Future Prospects |
| Publisher | CRC Press |
| Pages | 153-180 |
| Number of pages | 28 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781420051377 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781420051346 |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2008 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all)
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)
- Social Sciences(all)