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<b>VOLUME 1</b> <p>DEDICATION ix</p> <p>PREFACE xi</p> <p>CONTRIBUTORS xiii</p> <p>ATTRIBUTION CREDITS FOR COVER AND SPINE ARTWORK xv</p> <p><b>SECTION I AN INTRODUCTION TO THE STRUCTURE AND BEHAVIOR OF VIRUSES 1</b></p> <p>1 Defining the Ecology of Viruses 3<br /> <i>Christon J. Hurst</i></p> <p>2 An Introduction to Viral Taxonomy with Emphasis on Microbial and Botanical Hosts and the Proposal of Akamara, a Potential Domain for the Genomic Acellular Agents 41<br /> <i>Christon J. Hurst</i></p> <p>3 Virus Morphology, Replication, and Assembly 67<br /> <i>Debi P. Nayak</i></p> <p>4 The (Co)Evolutionary Ecology of Viruses 131<br /> <i>Michael J. Allen</i></p> <p><b>SECTION II VIRUSES OF OTHER MICROORGANISMS 145</b></p> <p>5 Bacteriophage and Viral Ecology as Seen Through the Lens of Nucleic Acid Sequence Data 147<br /> <i>Eric Sakowski, William Kress, and K. Eric Wommack</i></p> <p>6 Viruses of Cyanobacteria 169<br /> <i>Lauren D. McDaniel</i></p> <p>7 Viruses of Eukaryotic Algae 189<br /> <i>William H. Wilson and Michael J. Allen</i></p> <p>8 Viruses of Seaweeds 205<br /> <i>Declan C. Schroeder</i></p> <p>9 The Ecology and Evolution of Fungal Viruses 217<br /> <i>Michael G. Milgroom and Bradley I. Hillman</i></p> <p>10 Prion Ecology 255<br /> <i>Reed B. Wickner</i></p> <p><b>SECTION III VIRUSES OF MACROSCOPIC PLANTS 271</b></p> <p>11 Ecology of Plant Viruses, with Special Reference to Geminiviruses 273<br /> <i>Basavaprabhu L. Patil and Claude M. Fauquet</i></p> <p>12 Viroids and Viroid Diseases of Plants 307<br /> <i>Ricardo Flores, Francesco Di Serio, Beatriz Navarro, Nuria Duran-Vila, and Robert A. Owens</i></p> <p>INDEX 343</p> <p><b>VOLUME 2</b></p> <p>DEDICATION ix</p> <p>PREFACE xi</p> <p>CONTRIBUTORS xiii</p> <p>ATTRIBUTION CREDITS FOR COVER AND SPINE ARTWORK xv</p> <p><b>SECTION I AN INTRODUCTION TO THE STRUCTURE AND BEHAVIOR OF VIRUSES 1</b></p> <p>1 Defining the Ecology of Viruses 3<br /> <i>Christon J. Hurst</i></p> <p>2 An Introduction to Viral Taxonomy with Emphasis on Animal Hosts and the Proposal of Akamara, a Potential Domain for the Genomic Acellular Agents 41<br /> <i>Christon J. Hurst</i></p> <p>3 Virus Morphology, Replication, and Assembly 63<br /> <i>Debi P. Nayak</i></p> <p>4 The (Co)evolutionary Ecology of Viruses 127<br /> <i>Michael J. Allen</i></p> <p><b>SECTION II VIRUSES OF MACROSCOPIC ANIMALS 141</b></p> <p>5 Coral Viruses 143<br /> <i>William H. Wilson</i></p> <p>6 Viruses Infecting Marine Molluscs 153<br /> <i>Tristan Renault</i></p> <p>7 The Viral Ecology of Aquatic Crustaceans 177<br /> <i>Leigh Owens</i></p> <p>8 Viruses of Fish 191<br /> <i>Audun Helge Nerland, Aina-Cathrine Øvergard, and Sonal Patel</i></p> <p>9 Ecology of Viruses Infecting Ectothermic Vertebrates—The Impact of Ranavirus Infections on Amphibians 231<br /> <i>V. Gregory Chinchar, Jacques Robert, and Andrew T. Storfer</i></p> <p>10 Viruses of Insects 261<br /> <i>Declan C. Schroeder</i></p> <p>11 Viruses of Terrestrial Mammals 273<br /> <i>Laura D. Kramer and Norma P. Tavakoli</i></p> <p>12 Viruses of Cetaceans 309<br /> <i>Marie-Franc¸oise Van Bressem and Juan A. Raga</i></p> <p>13 The Relationship Between Humans, Their Viruses, and Prions 333<br /> <i>Christon J. Hurst</i></p> <p>14 Ecology of Avian Viruses 365<br /> <i>Josanne H. Verhagen, Ron A.M. Fouchier, and Vincent J. Munster</i></p> <p>INDEX 395</p>

<b>Professor Hurst</b> is an affiliated faculty member at Xavier University and holds a life appointment as Visiting Professor at Universidad del Valle in Columbia.  He has authored several books on viruses and viral ecology and has been a leader in defining the field of Viral Ecology.

<b>The most complete treatment available of virus ecology across kingdoms of host species</b> <p>Viruses are the most abundant organisms on the planet, occurring in every conceivable ecosystem. A growing part of the scientific community has come to view viruses as highly evolved biological entities with an organismal biology that is complex and interwoven with the biology of their hosting species. <i>Studies in Viral Ecology</i>, Volume I explains the ecology of viruses by examining their interactive dynamics with their microbe and plant hosts, including the types of transmission cycles that viruses have evolved encompassing principal and alternate hosts, vehicles, and vectoring species. Examining virology from an organismal biology approach, it focuses on the concept that viral infections represent areas of overlap in the ecologies of the involved species.</p> <p>Compiled by field expert Christon Hurst and featuring internationally recognized contributors, this volume begins with background information designed to bring readers to a common base of comprehension, defining viral ecology and the basic biology of viruses. Then, viruses with microbial and plant hosting species are discussed, including:</p> <ul> <li>Bacteriophage and viral ecology as seen through the lens of nucleic acid sequence data</li> <li>Viruses of cyanobacteria</li> <li>Viruses of eukaryotic algae</li> <li>Viruses of seaweeds</li> <li>The ecology and evolution of fungal viruses</li> <li>Prion ecology</li> <li>Ecology of plant viruses, with special reference to geminiviruses</li> <li>Viroids and viroid diseases of plants</li> </ul> <p>This volume also helps readers understand how information gained from molecular techniques is used to comprehend these various aspects of virology. Additionally, this set of books contains information on the ecology of viroids and prions, which are molecularly related to and share common ecological aspects with the viruses.</p> <p><i>Studies in Viral Ecology</i>, Volume I is essential for advanced undergraduate and graduate-level students studying viral ecology and environmental genomics. It also serves as an authoritative reference for professionals in the fields of virology, microbial ecology, infectious diseases, and disease transmission relative to humans, animals, and plants; this includes virologists, microbiologists, physicians, veterinarians, and agriculturalists.</p>

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