Parasites in Social Insects
Paul Schmid-Hempel

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

	Preface and Acknowledgments
1	The Biology of Social Insects	3
2	The Parasites and Their Biology	24
3	Breaking into the Fortress	77
4	Parasites and the Organization of the Colony	119
5	Breeding Strategies and Parasites	163
6	Host-Parasite Dynamics	204
7	Virulence and Resistance	237
8	Social Evolution	273
	App. 1: Glossary	287
App. 2	The Parasites of Social Insects	291
	References	325
	Subject Index	381
	Host Taxonomic Index	386
	Parasite Taxonomic Index	393
	Author Index	399

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