1 : Host-Parasite Hormonal Interactions. - 1 New Insights: How Parasites and Pathogens Alter the Endocrine Physiology and Development of Insect Hosts. - 2 The Life History and Development of Polyembryonic Parasitoids. - 3 Schistosome Parasites Induce Physiological Changes in their Snail Host by Interfering with two Regulatory Systems the Internal Defense System and the Neuroendocrine System. - 4 Infection with Echinostoma paraensei(Digenea) Induces Parasite-Reactive Polypeptides in the Hemolymph of the Gastropod Host Biomphalaria glabrata. - 5 The Growth Hormone-Like Factor from Plerocercoids of the Tapeworm Spirometra mansonoides is a Multifunctional Protein. - 6 Peptides: An Emerging Force in Host Responses to Parasitism. - 2: Parasitism and Reproduction. - 7 Testosterone and Immunosuppression in Vertebrates: Implications for Parasite-Mediated Sexual Selection. - 8 Host Embryonic and Larval Castration as a Strategy for the Individual Castrator and the Species. - 9 The Role of Endocrinological Versus Nutritional Influences in Mediating Reproductive Changes in Insect Hosts and Insect Vectors. - 3: Parasites Pathogens and Host Behavior. - 10 Behavioral Abnormalities and Disease Caused by Viral Infections of the Central Nervous System. - 11 Effects of Hormones on Behavioral Defenses Against Parasites. - 12 How Parasites Alter the Behavior of their Insect Hosts. - 13 Parasites Fluctuating Asymmetry and Sexual Selection. - 14 Hormones and Sex-Specific Traits: Critical Questions. - 15 Host Behavior Modification: An Evolutionary Perspective. - 16 The Ecology of Parasites in a Salt Marsh Ecosystem. Language: English