4 papers
How to model honeybee population dynamics: stage structure and seasonality
Jun Chen, Komi Messan, Marisabel Rodriguez Messan +3
Western honeybees (Apis Mellifera) serve extremely important roles in our ecosystem and economics as they are responsible for pollinating $ 215 billion dollars annually over the wo…
Population dynamics of Varroa mite and honeybee: Effects of parasitism with age structure and seasonality
Komi Messan, Marisabel Rodriguez Messan, Jun Chen +2
Honeybees play an important role in the production of many agricultural crops and in sustaining plant diversity in undisturbed ecosystems. The rapid decline of honeybee populations…
Dynamics of Social Interactions and Agent Spreading in Social Insects Colonies: Effects of Environmental Events and Spatial Heterogeneity
Xisohui Guo, Jun Chen, Asma Azizi +2
The relationship between division of labor and individuals' spatial behavior in social insect colonies provides a useful context to study how social interactions influence the spre…
Quantifying the relative effects of environmental and direct transmission of norovirus
Sherry Towers, Jun Chen, Carlos Cruz +6
Background: Norovirus is a common cause of outbreaks of acute gastroenteritis in health- and child-care settings, with serial outbreaks also frequently observed aboard cruise ships…