The ecological foundations of transmission potential and vector-borne disease in urban landscapes

Functional Ecology

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 889-901

  LaDeau, Shannon L ^a   Allan, Brian F ^b   Leisnham, Paul T ^c   Levy, Michael Z ^d  

^a CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate; Mosquito; Pathogen; Socio ecology; Tick; Triatomine; Urban heat island; Vector; Vectorial capacity

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE EFFECT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISEASE VECTOR; ECTOTHERMY; GROWTH RESPONSE; HABITAT QUALITY; HEAT ISLAND; LOCAL ADAPTATION; MOSQUITO; PATHOGEN; TICK; URBAN AREA;

ARTHROPODA; IXODIDA;

EID: 84935738651     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.12487     Document Type: Article

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