Wildlife Disease Ecology: Linking Theory to Data and Application 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. 688 p.

Series: Ecological Reviews

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CATEGORIES:

►Animal Ecology
►Parasitology
►Wildlife
►Infectious Diseases

• Kenneth Wilson, Editor. Professor of Evolutionary Ecology. Lancaster University (UK).
• Andy Fenton, Editor. Professor of Theoretical Ecology. University of Liverpool (UK).
• Dan Tompkins, Editor. Project Manager Science Strategy. Predator Free 2050 Ltd, Auckland (New Zealand); and Hopnotary Professor in the Department of Zoology, University of Otago (New Zealand).
  
   
• Publication date (print & electronic format): 2019-10.