Heterogeneity in pathogen transmission: mechanisms and methodology

Functional Ecology

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 1606-1622

  VanderWaal, Kimberly L ^a   Ezenwa, Vanessa O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

animal behaviour; disease ecology; immune responses; pathogen transmission; social networks

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HETEROGENEITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; PATHOGEN; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SOCIAL NETWORK;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84960192658     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.12645     Document Type: Review

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