Front Cover; Advances in Parasitology, Volume 37; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors to Volume 37; Preface; Chapter 1. Nitric Oxide and Parasitic Disease; 1. Introduction; 2. The Rise of Nitric Oxide to Prominence in Biology; 3. Parasiticidal Effects of Nitric Oxide; 4. Malarial Pathology; 5. Implications for Treatment; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 2. Molecular Approaches to the Diagnosis of Onchocerciasis; 1. Introduction; 2. Parasitological Methods of Diagnosis; 3. Rapid Methods of Diagnosis; 4. Immunological Tests; 5. The Development of DNA Probe-based Assays for O. volvulus.

6. General Conclusions and Future DirectionsAcknowledgements; References; Chapter 3. The Evolution of Life History Strategies in Parasitic Animals; 1. Introduction; 2. Life History Theory; 3. Levels of Analysis; 4. Parasite Life Histories; 5. Effects of Hosts; 6. Environmental Effects; 7. Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 4. The Helminth Fauna of Australasian Marsupials: Origins and Evolutionary Biology; 1. Introduction; 2. The Helminth Parasites of Australasian Marsupials; 3. The Evolution of the Marsupials; 4. Non-marsupial Mammals in Australia.

5. Helminth Parasites of Specific Marsupial Families6. Evolutionary Mechanisms; 7. Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 5. Malarial Parasites of Lizards: Diversity and Ecology; 1. Introduction; 2. Diversity and Distribution; 3. Study Sites and General Methods; 4. Patterns in Prevalence; 5. Course of Infection; 6. Sex Ratio of Gametocytes; 7. Interaction Between Malaria Species; 8. Vector Biology; 9. Virulence in the Vertebrate Host; 10. Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; Index.