Ecology of parasite-vector interactions

Front Matter....Pages 1-11
Introduction – who was there first?....Pages 13-15
Front Matter....Pages 17-17
Impact of transgenic immune deployment on mosquito fitness....Pages 19-33
Plant-sugar feeding and vectorial capacity....Pages 35-79
Vector competence for arboviruses in relation to the larval environment of mosquitoes....Pages 81-101
Relevant temperatures in mosquito and malaria biology....Pages 103-121
Evolutionary aspects of Anopheles-Plasmodium interactions....Pages 123-137
Front Matter....Pages 139-139
Tick – Borrelia interactions: burden or benefit?....Pages 141-154
 Wolbachia in Aedes mosquitoes: towards biological control of vector-borne diseases....Pages 155-165
Behaviour of sandflies infected with Leishmania....Pages 167-178
Front Matter....Pages 179-179
Modelling the control of mosquito-borne diseases....Pages 181-196
Heterogeneity in malaria transmission: underlying factors and implications for disease control....Pages 197-220
Considerations for male fitness in successful genetic vector control programs....Pages 221-244
Front Matter....Pages 245-245
Ecology of parasite-vector interactions: expect the unexpected....Pages 247-251
Back Matter....Pages 253-272