Description: When we think about viruses we tend to consider ones that afflict humans--such as those that cause influenza, HIV, and Ebola. Yet, vastly more viruses infect single-celled microbes. Diverse and abundant, microbes and the viruses that infect them are found in oceans, lakes, plants, soil, and animal-associated microbiomes. Taking a vital look at the "microscopic" mode of disease dynamics, Quantitative Viral Ecology establishes a theoretical foundation from which to model and predict the ecological and evolutionary dynamics that result from the interaction between viruses and their microbial hosts. Joshua Weitz addresses three major questions: What are viruses of microbes and what do they do to their hosts? How do interactions of a single virus-host pair affect the number and traits of hosts and virus populations? How do virus-host dynamics emerge in natural environments when interactions take place between many viruses and many hosts? Emphasizing how theory and models can provide answers, Weitz offers a cohesive framework for tackling new challenges in the study of viruses and microbes and how they are connected to ecological processes--from the laboratory to the Earth system.Quantitative Viral Ecology is an innovative exploration of the influence of viruses in our complex natural world.
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EAN: 9780691161549
UPC: 9780691161549
ISBN: 9780691161549
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Item Length: 23.6 cm
Number of Pages: 360 Pages
Publication Name: Quantitative Viral Ecology: Dynamics of Viruses and Their Microbial Hosts
Language: English
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Item Height: 235 mm
Subject: Biology
Publication Year: 2016
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 709 g
Author: Joshua Weitz
Item Width: 152 mm
Series: Monographs in Population Biology
Format: Hardcover
