Theory of the Spread of Epidemics and Movement Ecology of Animals
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Theory of the Spread of Epidemics and Movement Ecology of Animals

An Interdisciplinary Approach using Methodologies of Physics and Mathematics

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eBook - PDF

Theory of the Spread of Epidemics and Movement Ecology of Animals

An Interdisciplinary Approach using Methodologies of Physics and Mathematics

About this book

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 Niño 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.

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Yes, you can access Theory of the Spread of Epidemics and Movement Ecology of Animals by V. M. (Nitant) Kenkre,Luca Giuggioli in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Ciencias físicas & Física matemática y computacional. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title
  3. Title page
  4. Copyright information
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Foreword
  8. Preface
  9. Acknowledgments
  10. 1 Theoretical Framework underlying the Book
  11. 2 μ-Space Approach to the Study of Epidemics: Fisher Equation with Internal States
  12. 3 Abrupt Spatial Transitions: Patchiness and Extinction of Infection and Population
  13. 4 Results from Fisher Variants: Patterns from Long-Range Competition and Allee Effect in the Spread of Infection
  14. 5 Extraction of Parameters from Observations, Emergence of Home Ranges, and Applicability of the Fisher Equation for Bacteria
  15. 6 Explicit Incorporation of Home Ranges in the Theory of the Spread of Epidemics
  16. 7 Avoidance Interactions and the Emergence of Spatial Segregation
  17. 8 Attractive Interactions and Flocking
  18. 9 Related Investigations along Miscellaneous Directions
  19. 10 Summary and Future Directions
  20. Appendix A A Technical Appendix
  21. Appendix B A Historical Appendix
  22. References
  23. Index