Dogs Canis familiaris are the world's most common carnivore and are known to interact with
wildlife as predators, prey, competitors, and disease reservoirs or vectors. 2. Despite these …

Community ecologists generally recognize the importance of species–such as pollinators–
that have clear positive effects within ecosystems. However, parasites–usually regarded in …

The dynamics of infectious diseases spread via direct person-to-person transmission (such
as influenza, smallpox, HIV/AIDS, etc.) depends on the underlying host contact network …

The editors utilize their 50 years of combined experience in professional engagement with
the behaviour and ecology of wild felids to draw together a unique network of the world's …

Bumble bees are a group of pollinators that are both ecologically and economically
important and declining worldwide. Numerous mechanisms could be behind this decline …

Annotation. Illustrated with review studies on animal health economics, this book presents
information on the most important economic tools applied to livestock, covering both theory …

ABSTRACT A hallmark assumption of traditional approaches to disease modelling is that
individuals within a given population mix uniformly and at random. However, this …

Emerging infectious diseases pose an important threat to wildlife. While established
protocols exist for combating outbreaks of human and agricultural pathogens, appropriate …

The ecology of infectious disease in wildlife has become a pivotal theme in animal and
public health. Studies of infectious disease ecology rely on robust surveillance of pathogens …

Interactions between competitors, predators and their prey have traditionally been viewed as
the foundation of community structure. Parasites–long ignored in community ecology–are …