Courses with Gaps

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

Intensive studies of the factors affecting the abundance and distribution of animals in tropical terrestrial ecosystems (lowland forests; savanna; deserts and montane systems); Community structure; functions and dynamics; Adaptation of animals to different tropical environments and the effect of human activities on tropical ecosystems; Ecology of coastal and tropical inland waters like estuaries; lagoons; rivers; natural and artificial lakes; The inter-relationships of fauna and flora; Man's influences on the aquatic environment

Parasitic Protozoa of medical and veterinary importance; Transmission patterns and types of diseases caused by protozoan parasites in the tropics; The role of vectors in the transmission of protozoan diseases; The role of host behaviour in the transmission of protozoan parasites