Island epidemics
Auteur :
Cliff, Andrew / Haggett, Peter / Smallman-Raynor, Matthew
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780198288954
Date de publication :
27 avr. 2000
Dimensions :
24,2 x 16,4 x 3,5 cm
Poids :
975 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
The authors show that the complex warfare of invasion and extinction observed by Darwin on the Galapagos for plants and animals applies today with equal force to the micro-organisms which lie behind many human diseases. A constant theme is the change in accessibility of remote islands.