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    Applying evolutionary concepts to wildlife disease ecology and management

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    Vander Wal, E; Garant, D; Calme, S; Chapman, CA; Festa-Bianchet, M; Millien, V; Rioux-Paquette, S; Pelletier, F
    Date
    2014-08-01
    Source Title
    Evolutionary Applications: evolutionary approaches to environmental, biomedical and socio-economic issues
    Publisher
    WILEY
    University of Melbourne Author/s
    Festa-Bianchet, Marco
    Affiliation
    School of BioSciences
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    Vander Wal, E., Garant, D., Calme, S., Chapman, C. A., Festa-Bianchet, M., Millien, V., Rioux-Paquette, S. & Pelletier, F. (2014). Applying evolutionary concepts to wildlife disease ecology and management. EVOLUTIONARY APPLICATIONS, 7 (7), pp.856-868. https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.12168.
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    http://hdl.handle.net/11343/257257
    DOI
    10.1111/eva.12168
    Abstract
    Existing and emerging infectious diseases are among the most pressing global threats to biodiversity, food safety and human health. The complex interplay between host, pathogen and environment creates a challenge for conserving species, communities and ecosystem functions, while mediating the many known ecological and socio-economic negative effects of disease. Despite the clear ecological and evolutionary contexts of host-pathogen dynamics, approaches to managing wildlife disease remain predominantly reactionary, focusing on surveillance and some attempts at eradication. A few exceptional studies have heeded recent calls for better integration of ecological concepts in the study and management of wildlife disease; however, evolutionary concepts remain underused. Applied evolution consists of four principles: evolutionary history, genetic and phenotypic variation, selection and eco-evolutionary dynamics. In this article, we first update a classical framework for understanding wildlife disease to integrate better these principles. Within this framework, we explore the evolutionary implications of environment-disease interactions. Subsequently, we synthesize areas where applied evolution can be employed in wildlife disease management. Finally, we discuss some future directions and challenges. Here, we underscore that despite some evolutionary principles currently playing an important role in our understanding of disease in wild animals, considerable opportunities remain for fostering the practice of evolutionarily enlightened wildlife disease management.

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