Ecology of invertebrate diseases / edited by Ann E. Hajek, David I. Shapiro-Ilan.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed November 1, 2017).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""List of Contributors""; ""Preface""; ""Section I Introduction""; ""Chapter 1 General Concepts in the Ecology of Invertebrate Diseases""; ""1.1 Introduction""; ""1.2 Types of Studies""; ""1.3 Why Study the Ecology of Invertebrate Diseases?""; ""1.4 What this Book Covers""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""References""; ""Chapter 2 Methods for Studying the Ecology of Invertebrate Diseases and Pathogens""; ""2.1 Introduction""; ""2.2 Traditional Methods for Studying Diseases""

""2.3 Molecular Tools to Assist in the Detection and Quantification of Pathogens and their Impact on the Host""""2.4 Traditional Versus Molecular Methods: Advantages and Limitations""; ""2.5 Advancing the Frontiers of Ecology using Pathogens and Diseases""; ""2.6 Conclusion""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""References""; ""Section II The Basics of Invertebrate Pathogen Ecology""; ""Chapter 3 The Pathogen Population""; ""3.1 Introduction""; ""3.2 Characteristics of Pathogens""; ""3.3 Pathogen Effects on Host Development and Behavior""; ""3.4 Pathogen Populations""

""3.5 Dispersal and Spatial Distribution of Pathogens""""3.6 Pathogen Interactions""; ""3.7 Conclusion""; ""References""; ""Chapter 4 The Host Population""; ""4.1 Introduction""; ""4.2 General Host Factors""; ""4.3 Barriers to Microbial Infection""; ""4.4 Defenses against Microbial Infection""; ""4.5 Resistance via Priming""; ""4.6 Conclusion""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""References""; ""Chapter 5 Abiotic Factors""; ""5.1 Introduction""; ""5.2 The Surviving Unit""; ""5.3 Abiotic Factors Affecting Invertebrate Pathogens""; ""5.4 Mechanisms of Survival""; ""5.5 Conclusion""; ""References""

""Chapter 6 The Biotic Environment""""6.1 Introduction""; ""6.2 Tritrophic Interactions""; ""6.3 Pathogenâ#x80;#x93;Natural Enemy Interactions""; ""6.4 Microbe-Mediated Defense""; ""6.5 Conclusion""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Section III Ecology of Pathogen Groups""; ""Chapter 7 Viruses""; ""7.1 Introduction""; ""7.2 Diversity of Invertebrate Pathogenic Viruses""; ""7.3 Distribution of Invertebrate Pathogenic Viruses""; ""7.4 Key Aspects of Pathogen Ecology""; ""7.5 Transmission""; ""7.6 Persistence""; ""7.7 Dispersal""; ""7.8 Genetic Diversity in Viruses""

""7.9 Role of Host Behavior in Virus Ecology""""7.10 Dynamics of Viruses in Host Populations""; ""7.11 Influence of Abiotic Factors on Viruses""; ""7.12 Biotic Factors that Interact with Virus Populations""; ""7.13 Conclusion""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""References""; ""Chapter 8 Bacteria""; ""8.1 Introduction""; ""8.2 Bacterial Pathogens and Associations with Insects""; ""8.3 Pathogenicity and Virulence""; ""8.4 Disease Transmission""; ""8.5 Survival in the Environment""; ""8.6 Population Dynamics: Epizootics and Enzootics""; ""8.7 Evolution""