Ecology and Physiology of Parasites : : A Symposium / / ed. by A. Murray Fallis.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999
• MitwirkendeR: Downes, J. A.,; Duke, B. O. L.,; Hammond, Datus M.,; Kearn, G. C.,; Lainson, R.,; Lee, D. L.,; Read, Clark P.,; Reeves, William C.,; Shaw, J. J.,; Ulmer, Martin J.,; Vavra, Jiří,; Vickerman, Keith,; Wallace, H. R.,
• HerausgeberIn: Fallis, A. Murray,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2019]; ©1971
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Series: Heritage
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (268 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Contributors --; Preface --; The development and ecology of coccidia and related intracellular parasites --; Epidemiological considerations of the leishmanias with particular reference to the New World --; Morphological and physiological considerations of extracellular blood protozoa --; Physiological, morphological, and ecological considerations of some microsporidia and gregarines --; Helminths as vectors of micro-organisms --; Site-finding behaviour in helminths in intermediate and definitive hosts --; The physiology and behaviour of the monogenean skin parasite Entobdella soleae in relation to its host (Solea solea) --; The microcosm of intestinal helminths --; The movement of nematodes in the external environment --; The ecology of onchocerciasis in man and animals --; Mosquito vector and vertebrate host interaction: The key to maintenance of certain arboviruses --; The ecology of blood-sucking Diptera: An evolutionary perspective
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781487595128; 9783110490947
• DOI: 10.3138/9781487595128
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: ed. by A. Murray Fallis.

Increasing wisdom and ingenuity are required if we are to master our environment and cope with the myriad of organisms that affect our existence. Not the least of these organisms are the parasites and pathogens which can be found in all animals. The ecological implications of parasitism are obvious, and the interrelationships among different organisms within the same host are fascinating, but more knowledge and understanding are needed. The symposium are held to stimulate discussion of the significance of ecological problems presented by parasites and to develop means of attacking some of these problems. The diversity of parasitism from protozoa to anthropods was emphasized and the speakers and topics were selected to interest those in various biological disciplines and professions. Organized by the Department of Parasitology in the School of Hygiene of the University of Toronto, and held at Toronto in February 1970, the symposium was an unqualified success. The enthusiastic interest, indicated by the attendance of over three hundred people from seven countries, and numerous requests for copies of the proceedings led to the publication in this volume of the twelve papers presented at the symposium. The opening remarks of the leader of the discussion which follow each paper have been included and a complete bibliography is provided for each topic. The contributors are leading specialists in their fields; their papers present the results of the most recent research and assemble and review the scattered literature on each topic. The text is illustrated throughout with diagrams and photographs. Parasitism and associated phenomena are excellent examples of problems requiring the interdisciplinary approach taken by the symposium. The results of such an approach are useful in a wide variety of disciplines: microbiology, invertebrate zoology, entomology, and tropical medicine, as well as parasitology.