Vector behaviors such as biting rate, host preference, dispersal, and the effects of these behaviors on vector mortality and population growth have long been considered important drivers of vector-borne disease (VBD) dynamics. Understanding variation in these traits and how environment drives them is necessary for truly understanding VBD dynamics.
The Vector Behavior in Transmission Ecology Research Coordination Network – VectorBiTE RCN – seeks to build a collaborative network of researchers working on VBDs and to provide them with tools to better understand and explore how variation in vector behavior and life history drive transmission dynamics.
