ZOO 823
Basic Principles and Concepts in Parasitology
3
Course Description
Hetero-specific associations among animals.
Course Outline
Hetero-specific associations among animals; Types of parasitism; parasites and their hosts; The effects of parasitism on the parasite and host; Distribution of parasites in a host population; Factors influencing parasite density and distribution; Host-parasite specificity; the species problem and the evolution of parasitism in the animal kingdom