Since the discovery of Tobacco mosaic virus nearly 120 years ago, most studies on viruses
have focused on their roles as pathogens. Virus ecology takes a different look at viruses …

Epidemiology is the science of how disease develops in populations, with applications in
human, animal and plant diseases. For plant diseases, epidemiology has developed as a …

In recent years, mathematical modeling has increasingly been used to complement
experimental and observational studies of biological phenomena across different levels of …

Invasions can impact on parasite communities through both the introduction of exotic
parasite species and effects of invading hosts on native parasite dynamics. However, our …

The development and use of tolerance have been proposed as an alternative or
complementary method to host resistance in the management of plant diseases, including …

Plant disease arises from the interaction of processes occurring at multiple spatial and
temporal scales. With new tools such as next-generation sequencing, we are learning about …

Plant diseases caused by viruses share many common features with those caused by other
pathogen taxa in terms of the host–pathogen interaction, but there are also distinctive …

We develop a mathematical model for transmission of West Nile virus (WNV) that
incorporates resident and migratory host avian populations and a mosquito vector …

Viruses infecting wild flora may have a significant negative impact on nearby crops, and vice-
versa. Only limited information is available on wild species able to host economically …

Background When colonization and gene flow depend on host-mediated dispersal, a key
factor affecting vector dispersal potential is the time spent on the host for the blood meal, a …