{"product_id":"9781400873968","title":"Quantitative Viral Ecology: Dynamics of Viruses and Their Microbial Hosts","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen we think about viruses we tend to consider ones that afflict humans—such as those that cause influenza, HIV, and Ebola. Yet, vastly more viruses infect single-celled microbes. Diverse and abundant, microbes and the viruses that infect them are found in oceans, lakes, plants, soil, and animal-associated microbiomes. Taking a vital look at the \"microscopic\" mode of disease dynamics, \u003ci\u003eQuantitative Viral Ecology\u003c\/i\u003e establishes a theoretical foundation from which to model and predict the ecological and evolutionary dynamics that result from the interaction between viruses and their microbial hosts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoshua Weitz addresses three major questions: What are viruses of microbes and what do they do to their hosts? How do interactions of a single virus-host pair affect the number and traits of hosts and virus populations? How do virus-host dynamics emerge in natural environments when interactions take place between many viruses and many hosts? Emphasizing how theory and models can provide answers, Weitz offers a cohesive framework for tackling new challenges in the study of viruses and microbes and how they are connected to ecological processes—from the laboratory to the Earth system.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eQuantitative Viral Ecology\u003c\/i\u003e is an innovative exploration of the influence of viruses in our complex natural world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47151853666544,"sku":"9781400873968","price":41.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781400873968_p0.jpg?v=1763712776","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781400873968","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}