Ecology of Infectious Diseases in Natural Populations (Publications of the Newton Institute, Series Number 7) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521465028 ISBN 13: 9780521465021

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1995

Synopsis

This book is the first major synthesis of theory and empirical knowledge regarding the ecology and epidemiology of infectious diseases in natural, unmanaged, animal and plant populations. Throughout the book, the contributors develop a dialogue between the patterns observed in empirical studies of disease in natural populations and the mathematical models used to dissect and examine the observed epidemiological patterns. The book is divided into a number of reviews and group reports by experts in various fields. Two sections synthesize important issues relating to the dynamics of microparasites and macroparasites, while the others discuss spatial patterns in disease dynamics and the evolutionary biology of parasites, pathogens and their hosts. This book will be of use to graduate students and specialists in mathematical biology and epidemiology.

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Book Description

This is the first major synthesis of the theory and empirical knowledge about the ecology and epidemiology of infectious diseases in natural, unmanaged, animal and plant populations. Throughout the book a dialogue is developed between the patterns observed in empirical studies of disease in natural populations and the mathematical models used to dissect and examine the observed epidemiological patterns. The book arose from a symposium at the Newton Institute at Cambridge University.

Review

"...I recommend this book for all ecologists with an interest in diseases and population dynamics, as well as instructors interested in updating their course lecture notes on classic predator-prey interactions." Nicholas J. Gotelli, Quarterly Review of Biology

"...provides a comprehensive statement of what we do know by elegantly synthesizing current theory describing the dynamic behavior of diseases in nature and summarizing data from quantitative field studies....a rich resource for field studies of all levels of detail." Edwin Grosholz, Ecology

"This book represents the current state of thought and research connecting theory and data in host-parasite interactions, particularly for wildlife, and as such should find a home on the shelves of all workers in the field from graduate students to full professors to resource mnagers. Hopefully, it will promote meaningful collaboration in the future by theoreticians and empiricists in this very important area of ecology and evolution." Janet A. Morrison, Ecoscience

"Those who work in this area will undoubtedly wish to acquire their own copies of these books." B.S. Drasar, Epidemiol. Infect.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0521465028
• ISBN 13: 9780521465021
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 536
• Editor: Grenfell B. T., Dobson A. P.