Parasites, People, and Places: Essays on Field ParasitologyProfessor Gerald W. Esch, one of the world's leading ecological parasitologists, presents a series of essays on classic examples of field parasitology. The essays focus on the significance of the work and its contribution to the field but also on the people and, particularly, the sites at which the work took place. Taken together, they represent a beautifully written account of the development of an entire field of scientific endeavor spanning a period of 50 years or more. While the essays are not meant to be academic in a scientific sense, they contain a great deal of science. The book will be of great value to all parasitologists and ecologists, but also to anyone interested in how biological field work is carried out and how it contributes to greater understanding of the natural world. |
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... animals . I have begun these chapters with a Prologue in which I describe some of my own experiences regarding the ecological aspects of host - parasite interactions , and what attracted me to this area of research many years ago . You ...
... animals . I have begun these chapters with a Prologue in which I describe some of my own experiences regarding the ecological aspects of host - parasite interactions , and what attracted me to this area of research many years ago . You ...
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... animals and even more wonderful as hosts for parasites . The amount of time required to trap a turtle , however , is inversely proportional to the amount of time necessary to prepare a turtle for necropsy . The carapace must be removed ...
... animals and even more wonderful as hosts for parasites . The amount of time required to trap a turtle , however , is inversely proportional to the amount of time necessary to prepare a turtle for necropsy . The carapace must be removed ...
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... animals to which I was exposed that summer were snails . In many ways , these animals are about the best hosts with which to work , especially in these days of protocols , and Animal Care and Use Committees . There can be problems ...
... animals to which I was exposed that summer were snails . In many ways , these animals are about the best hosts with which to work , especially in these days of protocols , and Animal Care and Use Committees . There can be problems ...
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... animal must be opened , the organs separated , blood smears made , and the intestine slit open . This last act is what makes a “ gut - scraping " parasitologist since one must literally scrape the gut , usually with a thumb , to ...
... animal must be opened , the organs separated , blood smears made , and the intestine slit open . This last act is what makes a “ gut - scraping " parasitologist since one must literally scrape the gut , usually with a thumb , to ...
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... animal or animals in which the investigator is interested . In this way one finds out which parasites predominate , the relative abun- dance of the flukes in the area and their distribution in animals in certain parts of the area ...
... animal or animals in which the investigator is interested . In this way one finds out which parasites predominate , the relative abun- dance of the flukes in the area and their distribution in animals in certain parts of the area ...
Contents
From Elbing in Kansas to Elblag in Poland | 27 |
Slapton Ley and other matters British | 47 |
Ecological studies in Charlies Pond a stream of consciousness | 69 |
Douglas Lake early field parasitology in North America | 97 |
A day in the life of a field parasitology student Janovy style | 124 |
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Parasites, People, and Places: Essays on Field Parasitology Gerald W. Esch No preview available - 2004 |
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acanthocephalan Algonquin Park anceps aquatic began Belews Lake Biological Station biology birds Brent Canadian Carolina Cedar Point cercariae cestode Charlie's Pond Clive Kennedy collected Colorado Cort Crofton cycle Darwin definitive host developed disease Douglas Lake early ecology eggs Elblag epidemiology essay eutrophication Exeter fauna field parasitology field station fish fluke genetic Goater going graduate students green frogs Gull Lake Halipegus occidualis helminth helminth parasites hookworm host-parasite humans hypolimnion idea infected interactions interesting intermediate host John Janovy Journal of Parasitology Lake Druzno large numbers larval long-term malaria Master's Michigan Mick molecular moose Nebraska necropsy neurocysticercosis North America Oklahoma paper parasite's parasitology course Ph.D Platte plerocercoids problem Professor Pudoc rediae River roach schistosome Slapton Ley snails solium species SREL summer swimmer's itch tapeworm teaching temperature things tion transmission trematode turtles UMBS undergraduate University Wake Forest Wisniewski wonderful worms Zoology
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References to this book
Parasites and Infectious Disease: Discovery by Serendipity and Otherwise Gerald Esch Limited preview - 2007 |