Imperial College London
Portrait Picture

DrLaurenCator

Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Life Sciences (Silwood Park)

Senior Lecturer
 
 
 
//

Contact

 

+44 (0)20 7594 1785l.cator Website

 
 
//

Location

 

2.6MunroSilwood Park

//

Summary

 

Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Cator:2020:10.3389/fevo.2020.00189,
author = {Cator, L and Johnson, LR and Mordecai, EA and El, Moustaid F and Smallwood, TRC and LaDeau, SL and Johansson, MA and Hudson, PJ and Boots, M and Thomas, MB and Power, AG and Pawar, S},
doi = {10.3389/fevo.2020.00189},
journal = {Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution},
title = {The role of vector trait variation in vector-borne disease dynamics},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2020.00189},
volume = {8},
year = {2020}
}
Download

RIS format (EndNote, RefMan)

TY  - JOUR
AB  - Many  important  endemic  and  emerging  diseases  are transmitted  by  vectorsthat  are biting  arthropods.  The functional traits of vectors can affect pathogen transmission ratesdirectly andalso through their effect on vector population  dynamics.  Increasing  empirical  evidence shows that vector  traits  vary  significantlyacross individuals,  populations,  and  environmental  conditions,  andat  time  scales  relevant  to disease transmission dynamics. Here,  we review empirical  evidence  for variation  invector  traits  and  how this trait  variation is currentlyincorporated  into mathematical modelsof  vector-borne  disease  transmission. We  argue  that  mechanistically incorporating trait  variationinto  these  models,  by  explicitly capturingits  effects  on  vector fitness  and  abundance,  can improve  the reliability  oftheir predictions  in  a  changing  world. We  provide  a conceptual  framework for incorporating  trait  variation into vector-borne disease  transmission  models,and highlight key empirical and theoretical challenges.This framework provides a means to conceptualize how traits can be incorporated in Vector Borne Disease systems,and identifies key areas in which trait variation can be explored. Determining when and to what extent it is important to incorporate trait variation into vector borne disease models remainsan important, outstanding question.
AU  - Cator,L
AU  - Johnson,LR
AU  - Mordecai,EA
AU  - El,Moustaid F
AU  - Smallwood,TRC
AU  - LaDeau,SL
AU  - Johansson,MA
AU  - Hudson,PJ
AU  - Boots,M
AU  - Thomas,MB
AU  - Power,AG
AU  - Pawar,S
DO  - 10.3389/fevo.2020.00189
PY  - 2020///
SN  - 2296-701X
TI  - The role of vector trait variation in vector-borne disease dynamics
T2  - Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2020.00189
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/80723
VL  - 8
ER  -
Download