Animal movement impacts the spread of human and wildlife diseases, and there is
significant interest in understanding the role of migrations, biological invasions and other …

Spatial disease ecology is emerging as a new field that requires the integration of
complementary approaches to address how the distribution and movements of hosts and …

Annual migration is common across animal taxa and can dramatically shape the spatial and
temporal patterns of infectious disease. Although migration can decrease infection …

The ongoing explosion of fine‐resolution movement data in animal systems provides a
unique opportunity to empirically quantify spatial, temporal and individual variation in …

Animal migrations are spectacular and migratory species have been shown to transmit
pathogens that pose risks to human health. Although migration is commonly assumed to …

Migratory animals are simultaneously challenged by the physiological demands of long-
distance movements and the need to avoid natural enemies including parasites and …

Though epidemiology dates back to the 1700s, most mathematical representations of
epidemics still use transmission rates averaged at the population scale, especially for …

An overlooked aspect of disease ecology is considering how and why animals come into
contact with one and other resulting in disease transmission. Mathematical models of …

Most studies on the evolution of migration focus on food, mates and/or climate as factors
influencing these movements, whereas negative species interactions such as predators …

Disease models have provided conflicting evidence as to whether spatial heterogeneity
promotes or impedes pathogen persistence. Moreover, there has been limited theoretical …