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Ecology of Invertebrate Diseases

Hajek, Ann E. / Shapiro-Ilan, David I. (Editor)

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1. Edition December 2017
680 Pages, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd

ISBN: 978-1-119-25607-6
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A rapidly growing interdisciplinary field, disease ecology merges key ideas from ecology, medicine, genetics, immunology, and epidemiology to study how hosts and pathogens interact in populations, communities, and entire ecosystems. Bringing together contributions from leading international experts on the ecology of diseases among invertebrate species, this book provides a comprehensive assessment of the current state of the field. Beginning with an introductory overview of general principles and methodologies, the book continues with in-depth discussions of a range of critical issues concerning invertebrate disease epidemiology, molecular biology, vectors, and pathogens. Topics covered in detail include:

* Methods for studying the ecology of invertebrate diseases and pathogens

* Invertebrate pathogen ecology and the ecology of pathogen groups

* Applied ecology of invertebrate pathogens

* Leveraging the ecology of invertebrate pathogens in microbial control

* Prevention and management of infectious diseases of aquatic invertebrates

Ecology of Invertebrate Diseases is a necessary and long overdue addition to the world literature on this vitally important subject. This volume belongs on the reference shelves of all those involved in the environmental sciences, genetics, microbiology, marine biology, immunology, epidemiology, fisheries and wildlife science, and related disciplines.

List of Contributors

Preface

I. Introduction

1. General concepts on ecology of invertebrate diseases
Ann E. Hajek, David I. Shapiro-Ilan

2. Methods for studying the ecology of invertebrate diseases and pathogens
Raquel Campos-Herrera, Lawrence A. Lacey

II. The basics of invertebrate pathogen ecology

3. The pathogen population
Leellen F. Solter, James J. Becnel

4. The host population
Louela A. Castrillo

5. Abiotic factors
Dana Ment, Ikkei Shikano, Itamar Glazer

6. The biotic environment
Jenny S. Cory, Pauline S. Deschodt

III. Ecology of pathogen groups

7. Ecology of invertebrate pathogens: Viruses
Trevor Williams

8. Ecology of invertebrate pathogens: Bacteria
Trevor A. Jackson, Colin Berry, Maureen O'Callaghan

9. Ecology of invertebrate pathogens: Fungi
Ann E. Hajek, Nicolai V. Meyling

10. Ecology of invertebrate pathogens: Microsporidia
Gernot Hoch, Leellen F. Solter

11. Ecology of invertebrate pathogens: Nematodes
David I. Shapiro-Ilan, Ivan Hiltpold, Edwin E. Lewis

IV. Applied ecology of invertebrate pathogens

12. Modeling insect epizootics and their population-level consequences
Bret D. Elderd

13. Leveraging the ecology of invertebrate pathogens in microbial control
Surendra K. Dara, Tarryn A. Goble, David I. Shapiro-Ilan

14. Prevention and management of diseases of terrestrial invertebrates
Jurgen Eilenberg, Annette Bruun Jensen

15. Prevention and management of infectious diseases of aquatic invertebrates
Jeffrey D. Shields

16. Ecology of emerging infectious diseases of invertebrates
Colleen A. Burge, Amanda Shore-Maggio, Natalie D. Rivlin

17. Conclusions and future directions
David I. Shapiro-Ilan, Ann E. Hajek

Index
ANN E. HAJEK, PHD, is a Professor in the Department of Entomology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, US.

DAVID I. SHAPIRO-ILAN, PHD, is a Research Entomologist at USDA-ARS, Byron, Georgia, US.