A reviewer of the first edition of this book suggested that it was perhaps a bit premature,
coming at a time when most questions about parasite evolutionary ecology were still being
asked. How times have changed! The recent popularity of parasites has seen them joining
the mainstream of ecology and evolutionary biology. After years on a dusty shelf under the
label “gross and disgusting,” parasites are now the subject of renewed interest. This has
happened in part because they have turned out to be excellent models for a range of …