Simulation of climate-host-parasite-landscape interactions: A spatially explicit model for ticks (Acari: Ixodidae)

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 243, Issue , 2012, Pages 42-62

  Wang, Hsiao Hsuan ^a   Grant, W E ^a   Teel, P D ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agent based models; Disease vectors; Greenbelts; Population dynamics; Spatial temporal dynamics; Stage structured models; Ticks

Indexed keywords

AGENT-BASED MODEL; DISEASE VECTORS; GREENBELTS; SPATIAL TEMPORALS; TICKS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISEASE CONTROL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; URBAN GROWTH; VECTORS;

CLIMATE MODELS;

CLIMATE CONDITIONS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DISEASE VECTOR; HEALTH RISK; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; MEADOW; NUMERICAL MODEL; PATHOGENICITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TICK;

HOUSTON; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

ACARI; AMBLYOMMA AMERICANUM; HEXAPODA; IXODIDA; IXODIDAE;

EID: 84863494590     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2012.06.007     Document Type: Article

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