Integrates the theoretical principles underlying disease transmission with the practical health considerations involved in helping wildlife professionals and co

Birds are the most diverse group of land vertebrates and have evolved to exploit almost every terrestrial niche on earth. They also serve as a natural reservoir

Introduces readers to key case studies that illustrate how theory and data can be integrated to understand wildlife disease ecology.

Summary: The chapters in this book llustrate aspects of communityy ecology that influence pathogen transmission rates and disease dynamics in a wide variety of

A combination of ecology and epidemiology in natural, unmanaged, animal and plant populations.