Welcome to ECOL 8910
This is the course website for the Spring 2017 course Perspectives in Computational Ecology (ECOL 8910) taught in the Odum School of
Read MoreWithin-host parasite cooperation and the evolution of virulence
Alizon and Lion consider the role of cooperation between coinfecting parasites in the form of public goods (PGs) in the
Read MoreAn unlikely partnership: parasites, concomitant immunity and host defence
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2001.1821 Background: For certain systems, hosts are only able to mount a successful immune defense during the larval
Read MoreFive challenges for spatial epidemic models
Riley, Steven, et al. “Five challenges for spatial epidemic models.” Epidemics 10 (2015): 68-71. There is an increasing awareness of
Read MoreSpatial Scale of Population Synchrony: Environmental Correlation versus Dispersal and Density Regulation
DOI: 10.1086/303240 Background: This paper seeks to understand mechanisms that drive synchrony in spatial populations between sites, where synchrony can
Read MoreEight challenges for network epidemic models
Pellis, Lorenzo, et al. “Eight challenges for network epidemic models.” Epidemics 10 (2015): 58-62. Networks are representations of complex systems
Read MoreRegular pattern formation in real ecosystems
http://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2007.10.013 This paper provides a review of recent studies that report ecosystem level pattern formation demonstrating scale-dependent feedback between
Read MorePredator attack rate evolution in space: The role of ecology mediated by complex emergent spatial structure and self-shading
http://doi.org/10.1016/j.tpb.2013.08.003 Background: In predator prey systems, ecologists are interested in understanding mechanisms that drive the evolution of predator attack
Read MorePopulation synchrony and environmental variation: an experimental demonstration
DOI: 10.1046/j.1461-0248.2001.00225.x Background: Understanding mechanisms that facilitate metapopulation synchrony is important due to the increased risk of metapoulation extinction associated
Read MoreLarge Species Shifts Triggered by Small Forces
DOI: 10.1086/422204 Background Understanding the mechanisms behind shifts in community composition will help in explaining often sudden and contrast shifts
Read MoreThe Effect of Spatial and Temporal Heterogeneity on the Design and Analysis of Empirical Studies of Scale-Dependent Systems
DOI: 10.1086/510925 For convenience references to scale in this paper are referred here as levels. This paper presents a
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