ANIMAL BEHAVIOR AND PARASITISM (Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases)

ISBN 10: 0192895567 / ISBN 13: 9780192895561

Published by Oxford University Press, 2022

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: ANIMAL BEHAVIOR AND PARASITISM (Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication Date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0192895567
• ISBN 13: 9780192895561
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This accessible text surveys emerging research into fascinating new connections between animal behavior and the ecology and evolution of infectious diseases. Chapters focus on fundamental topics at the interface of animal behavior and parasitism, and authors have been selected to provide a diverse and international perspective.

About the Author

Edited by Vanessa Ezenwa, Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Yale University, USA,Sonia M. Altizer, Interim Dean and UGA Athletic Association Professor of Ecology, Odum School of Ecology and College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, USA,Richard Hall, Assistant Professor, Odum School of Ecology and College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, USA

Vanessa Ezenwa is a Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Yale University. She studies interactions between hosts and their parasites from physiological, behavioral, ecological perspectives. She is a senior editor at Ecology letters and President-Elect of the Animal Behavior Society.

Sonia Altizer is a Professor in the Odum School of Ecology at the University of Georgia. She studies infectious disease ecology and its interface with animal behavior, anthropogenic change, and evolution. Much of her empirical work focuses on monarch butterflies and a protozoan parasite to better understand the consequences of host movement for animal-pathogen interactions.

Richard Hall is an Associate Professor at the Odum School of Ecology and Department of Infectious Diseases at the University of Georgia. He uses mathematical models to study host-parasite interactions and their response to global environmental change, with particular application to migratory animals and behavioral changes associated with urbanization and resource subsidy. He is also an avid birder and wildlife gardener.