Population Biology of Vector-Borne Diseases Hardback
Edited by John M. (Professor and Associate Dean, Professor and Associate Dean, Center for the Ecology o Drake, Michael (Professor of Mathematical Biology, Professor of Mathematical Biology, Department o Bonsall, Michael (H.M. Pulliam Chair, H.M. Pulliam Chair, Department of Entomology, University of Geo Strand
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Population Biology of Vector-Borne Diseases is the first comprehensive survey of this rapidly developing field.
The chapter topics provide an up-to-date presentation of classical concepts, reviews of emerging trends, synthesis of existing knowledge, and a prospective agenda for future research.
The contributions offer authoritative and international perspectives from leading thinkers in the field.
The dynamics of vector-borne diseases are far more intrinsically ecological compared with their directly transmitted equivalents.
The environmental dependence of ectotherm vectors means that vector-borne pathogens are acutely sensitive to changing environmental conditions.
Although perennially important vector-borne diseases such as malaria and dengue have deeply informed our understanding of vector-borne diseases, recent emerging viruses such as West Nile virus, Chikungunya virus, and Zika virus have generated new scientific questions and practical problems.
The study of vector-borne disease has been a particularly rich source of ecological questions, while ecological theory has provided the conceptual tools for thinking about their evolution, transmission, and spatial extent.
Population Biology of Vector-Borne Diseases is an advanced textbook suitable for graduate level students taking courses in vector biology, population ecology, evolutionary ecology, disease ecology, medical entomology, viral ecology/evolution, and parasitology, as well as providing a key reference for researchers across these fields.
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:304 pages
- Publisher:Oxford University Press
- Publication Date:31/12/2020
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- ISBN:9780198853244
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:304 pages
- Publisher:Oxford University Press
- Publication Date:31/12/2020
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- ISBN:9780198853244
