Theory of the Spread of Epidemics and Movement Ecology of Animals (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781108841405)

Exploiting powerful techniques from physics and mathematics, this book studies animal movement in ecology, with a focus on epidemic spread. Pulmonary syndrome is not only feared in epidemics of recent times, such as COVID-19, but is also characteristic of epidemics studied earlier such as Hantavirus. The Hantavirus is one of the book's central topics. Correlations between epidemic outbreaks and precipitation events like El Ni o are analyzed and spatial reservoirs of infection in off-period of the epidemic, known as refugia, are studied. Predicted traveling waves of infection are successfully compared to field observations. Territoriality in scent-marking animals is presented, with parallels drawn with the theory of melting. The flocking and herding of birds and mammals are described in terms of collective excitations. For scientists interested in movement ecology and epidemic spread, this book provides effective solutions to long-standing problems.

Author: V. M. (Nitant) Kenkre, Luca Giuggioli
ISBN-10: 1108841406
ISBN-13: 9781108841405
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 01/28/2021
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.60lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.75d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 12/01/2021