Primate Parasite Ecology

Primate disease ecology: an integrative approach; Part I. Methods to Study Primate-Parasite Interactions: 1. Collection methods and diagnostic procedures for primate parasitology; 2. Methods of collection and identification of minute nematodes from the feces of primates, with special application to coevolutionary study of pinworms; 3. The utility of molecular methods for elucidating primate-pathogen relationships – the Oesophagostomum bifurcum example; 4. The application of endocrine measures in primate parasite ecology; 5. Using agent-based models to investigate primate disease ecology; Part II. The Natural History of Primate–Parasite Interactions: 6. What does a parasite see when it looks at a chimpanzee?; 7. Primate malarias: evolution, adaptation, and species jumping; 8. Disease avoidance and the evolution of primate social connectivity: Ebola, bats, gorillas, and chimpanzees; 9. Primate-parasitic zoonoses and anthropozoonses: a literature review; 10. Lice and other parasites as markers of primate evolutionary history; 11. Cryptic species and biodiversity of lice from primates; 12. Prevalence of Clostridium perfringens in intestinal microflora of non-human primates; 13. Intestinal bacteria of chimpanzees in the wild and in captivity - an application of molecular ecological methodologies; 14. Gastrointestinal parasites of bonobos in the Lomako Forest, Democratic Republic of Congo; 15. Habitat disturbance and seasonal fluctuations of lemur parasites in the rain forest of Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar; 16. Chimpanzee-parasite ecology at Budongo Forest (Uganda) and the Mahale Mountains (Tanzania): influence of climatic differences on self-medicative behavior; Part III. The Ecology of Primate–Parasite Interactions: 17. Primate exposure and the emergence of novel retroviruses; 18. Overview of parasites infecting howler monkeys, Alouatta sp., and potential consequences of human-howler interactions; 19. Primate parasite ecology: patterns and predictions from an ongoing study of Japanese macaques; 20. Crop raiding: the influence of behavioral and nutritional changes on primate-parasite relationships; 21. Can parasites infections be a selective force influencing primate group size? A test with red colobus; 22. How does diet quality affect the parasite ecology of mountain gorillas?; 23 Host-parasite Dynamics: Connecting Primate Field Data to Theory; Part IV. Conclusions: 24. Ways forward in the study of primate disease ecology; 25. Useful diagnostic references and images of protozoans, helminths, and nematodes commonly found in wild primates.