Island Epidemics

Andrew (Professor of Theoretical Geography, University of Cambridge, and Fellow, Professor of Theoretical Geography, University of Cambridge, and Fellow, Christ's College, Cambridge) Cliff, Matthew (Lecturer in Geography, Lecturer in Geography, University of Nottingham) Smallman-Raynor, Peter (Emeritus Professor of Urban and Regional Geography, Emeritus Professor of Urban and Regional Geography, University of Bristol) Haggett

Oxford University Press, 2000

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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.

ISBN-13
9780198288954
ISBN-10
0198288956
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
2000
Publication date
2000-04-27
Pages
586
Dimensions
243x162x39
Weight
974