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Ecology of Wildlife Diseases

The study of epidemiology is an essential part of understanding how infectious diseases emerge, and how they affect humans, wildlife and wildlife conservation. The integration of modelling techniques with parasitology and population dynamics has been hugely significant for our understanding of disease dynamics. This book on wildlife epidemiology brings the subject right up to date, covering the most recent empirical and theoretical developments in the field. Contents include: Ecology of wildlife diseases; Heterogeneities in macroparasite infections: patterns and processes; Parasites and host population dynamics; Parasite community ecology and biodiversity; Microparasite transmission and persistence; Spatial aspects of disease dynamics; The ecology of tick-borne infections in wildlife reservoirs; The role of pathogens in biological conservation; Visions for future research in wildlife epidemiology.

Contents

1. Ecology of wildlife diseases; 2. Heterogeneities in macroparasite infections: patterns and processes; 3. Parasites and host population dynamics; 4. Parasite community ecology and biodiversity; 5. Microparasite transmission and persistence; 6. Spatial aspects of disease dynamics; 7. The ecology of tick-borne infections in wildlife reservoirs; 8. The role of pathogens in biological conservation; 9. Visions for future research in wildlife epidemiology

Specifications

Pm Supplier	OUP /Oxford University Press Distribution
Pm Publisher	Oxford University Press
Pm Isbn 10	0198506198
Pm Isbn 13	9780198506195
Pm Publication Date	2002-01-03
Pm Width	189
Pm Height	12
Pm Author	Hudson, P, Rizzoli, A, Grenfell, B, Heesterbeek, H, Dobson, A
Pm Longness	246

Key Info: Figs, tabs, maps
Author: Hudson, P, Rizzoli, A, Grenfell, B, Heesterbeek, H, Dobson, A
Page Count: 197
Publication Date: 2002-01-03