Description
| Product ID: | 9780198853251 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Population Biology of Vector-Borne Diseases |
| Authors: | Author: John M. Drake, Michael Bonsall, Michael Strand |
| Page Count: | 304 |
| Subjects: | Public health and preventive medicine, Public health & preventive medicine, Epidemiology and Medical statistics, Microbiology (non-medical), Microbiology (non-medical), Microbiology (non-medical), Zoology and animal sciences, Zoology: invertebrates, Insects (entomology), Human biology, Epidemiology & medical statistics, Microbiology (non-medical), Parasitology (non-medical), Virology (non-medical), Animal pathology & diseases, Zoology: Invertebrates, Insects (entomology), Human biology |
| Description: | 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. 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. |
| Imprint Name: | Oxford University Press |
| Publisher Name: | Oxford University Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2020-12-31 |
