Infectious Diseases in Primates —— Behavior, Ecology and Evolution

----- 传染病与灵长类社会生态学

ISBN: 9780198565857 出版年：2010 页码：397 Nunn, Charles Altizer, Sonia Oxford University Press

In combination with predation and competition for resources, infectious disease is a key ecological factor that influences the evolution of animal mating and social systems. Although recent studies have begun to illuminate the central role that infectious disease plays in the lives of some mammals, surprisingly little is yet known or has been written about its influence on the complex mating and social systems of primates, including humans.