Wildlife diseases: From individuals to ecosystems

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 19-38

  Tompkins, Daniel M ^a   Dunn, Alison M ^b   Smith, Matthew J ^c   Telfer, Sandra ^d  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c MICROSOFT RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apparent competition; Co infection; Contact network; Ecosystem health; Host regulation; Immunodynamics; Parasite loss; Spillback; Spillover; Tradeoffs; Trait mediated indirect effects; Transmission

Indexed keywords

APPARENT COMPETITION; DATA SET; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; FUTURE PROSPECT; HETEROGENEITY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOASSAY; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PARASITISM; SPILLOVER EFFECT; TRADE-OFF; WILD POPULATION;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; PARASITE; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REVIEW; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMAL DISEASES; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; PARASITES; PARASITIC DISEASES, ANIMAL; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

EID: 78649995692     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2010.01742.x     Document Type: Review

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