Population Biology of Vector-Borne Diseases Hardback

Population Biology of Vector-Borne Diseases is the first comprehensive survey of this rapidly developing field.

The chapter topics provide an up-to-date presentation of classical concepts, reviews of emerging trends, synthesis of existing knowledge, and a prospective agenda for future research.

The contributions offer authoritative and international perspectives from leading thinkers in the field.

The dynamics of vector-borne diseases are far more intrinsically ecological compared with their directly transmitted equivalents.

The environmental dependence of ectotherm vectors means that vector-borne pathogens are acutely sensitive to changing environmental conditions.

Although perennially important vector-borne diseases such as malaria and dengue have deeply informed our understanding of vector-borne diseases, recent emerging viruses such as West Nile virus, Chikungunya virus, and Zika virus have generated new scientific questions and practical problems.

The study of vector-borne disease has been a particularly rich source of ecological questions, while ecological theory has provided the conceptual tools for thinking about their evolution, transmission, and spatial extent.

Population Biology of Vector-Borne Diseases is an advanced textbook suitable for graduate level students taking courses in vector biology, population ecology, evolutionary ecology, disease ecology, medical entomology, viral ecology/evolution, and parasitology, as well as providing a key reference for researchers across these fields.