When to spray: A time-scale calculus approach to controlling the impact of west nile virus

Ecology and Society

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Thomas, Diana ^a   Weedermann, Marion ^b   Billings, Lora ^a   Hoffacker, Joan ^c   Washington Allen, Robert A ^d,e,f  

^a MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Basic reproduction number; Delay differential equation; Dynamic equations on a time scale; Population dynamics; West nile virus

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE VECTOR; ENCEPHALITIS; METROPOLITAN AREA; MORTALITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; VIRUS;

NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

AVES; CORVIDAE; CORVUS; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 73849127389     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-03006-140221     Document Type: Article

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