The Ecology of Wildlife Diseases

by Annapaola Rizzoli, Hans Heesterbeek, Bryan T. Grenfell, et al.

Recent outbreaks of disease in domestic animals, humans and wildlife illustrate the relative importance of infectious diseases and the vulnerability of susceptible animals. Why do such diseases emerge? What are the factors that lead to dramatic epidemics? How can we apply our knowledge to
improve the methods of control? These are just some of the questions addressed in this book, which seeks to develop and apply an ecological approach to an understanding...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198506198
• ISBN13: 9780198506195
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.4" x 9.6"