The population dynamical consequences of density-dependent prophylaxis

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 288, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-8

  Reynolds, Jennifer J H ^a   White, Andrew ^a   Sherratt, Jonathan A ^a   Boots, Mike ^b  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DDP; Host pathogen; Mathematical model; Population cycles; Time delay

Indexed keywords

DENSITY DEPENDENCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION DENSITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; DENSITY DEPENDENT PROPHYLAXIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HOST RESISTANCE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION CYCLE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPENSITY SCORE; THEORETICAL MODEL; TIME; TIME DELAY;

ANIMALS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; MODELS, IMMUNOLOGICAL; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

EID: 80051927798     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2011.07.029     Document Type: Article

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