Description: Wildlife Disease Ecology: Linking Theory to Data and Application (Ecological Reviews) Cambridge University Press Hardcover Unused and unread, minor cosmetic imperfections such as scuffing or minor creasing. Stamped 'damaged' by publisher to a non-text page. EAN: 9781107136564 Published 14/11/2019 Language: English Just like humans, animals and plants suffer from infectious diseases, which can critically threaten biodiversity. This book describes key studies that have driven our understanding of the ecology and evolution of wildlife diseases. Each chapter introduces the host and disease, and explains how that system has aided our general understanding of the evolution and spread of wildlife diseases, through the development and testing of important epidemiological and evolutionary theories. Questions addressed include: How do hosts and parasites co-evolve? What determines how fast a disease spreads through a population? How do co-infecting parasites interact? Why do hosts vary in parasite burden? Which factors determine parasite virulence and host resistance? How do parasites influence the spread of invasive species? How do we control infectious diseases in wildlife? This book will provide a valuable introduction to students new to the topic, and novel insights to researchers, professionals and policymakers working in the field. Preface wildlife disease ecology Glossary of terms Part I. Understanding Within-Host Processes 1. Pollinator diseases the Bombus-Crithidia system 2. Genetic diversity and disease spread epidemiological models and empirical studies of a snail-trematode system 3. Wild rodents as a natural model to study within-host parasite interactions 4. From population to individual host scale and back again testing theories of infection and defence in the Soay sheep of St Kilda 5. The causes and consequences of parasite interactions African buffalo as a case study 6. Effects of host lifespan on the evolution of age-specific resistance a case study of anther-smut disease on wild carnations 7. Sexually transmitted infections in natural populations what have we learnt from beetles and beyond? Part II. Understanding Between-Host Processes 8. Using insect baculoviruses to understand how population structure affects disease spread 9. Infection and invasion study cases from aquatic communities 10. Parasite mediated selection in red grouse – consequences for population dynamics and mate choice 11. Emergence, transmission and evolution of an uncommon enemy Tasmanian devil facial tumour disease 12. Bovine tuberculosis in badgers sociality, infection and demography in a social mammal 13. Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae in bighorn sheep from exploration to action 14. Manipulating parasites in an Arctic herbivore gastrointestinal nematodes and the population regulation of Svalbard reindeer Part III. Understanding Wildlife Disease Ecology at the Community and Landscape Level 15. The ecological and evolutionary trajectory of oak powdery mildew in Europe 16. Healthy herds or predator spreaders? Insights from the plankton into how predators suppress and spread disease 17. Multi-trophic interactions and migration behaviour determine the ecology and evolution of parasite infection in monarch butterflies 18. When chytrid fungus invades integrating theory and data to understand disease- induced amphibian declines 19. Ecology of a marine ectoparasite in farmed and wild salmon 20. Mycoplasmal conjunctivitis in house finches the study of an emerging disease 21. Heterogeneities in infection and transmission in a parasite-rabbit system key issues for understanding disease dynamics and persistence 22. Sylvatic plague in Central Asia a case study of abundance thresholds. DispatchIn stock here - same-day dispatch from England. My SKU: 3271679RefundsNo-hassle refunds are always available if your book is not as expected.Terms and Conditions of SaleSorry - no collections. All sales are subject to extended Terms and Conditions of Sale as well as the Return Policy and Payment Instructions. Visit my eBay Store for details andmany more books. Template layout and design, "JNC Academic Books", "needbooks", Copyright © JNC INC. Designated trademarks, layouts and brands are the property of their respective owners. All Rights Reserved.
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Title: Wildlife Disease Ecology: Linking Theory to Data and Application
ISBN: 1107136563
Pages: 690
Item Height: 252mm
Item Width: 180mm
Author: Kenneth Wilson, Dan Tompkins, Andy Fenton
Publication Name: Wildlife Disease Ecology: Linking Theory to Data and Application
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Subject: Geology, Zoology, Biology, Mathematics
Publication Year: 2019
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 1580g
Number of Pages: 690 Pages
