A century of parasitology : discoveries, ideas and lessons learned by scientists who published in the journal of parasitology, 1914-2014 / / edited by John Janovy, Jr and Gerald W. Esch ; contributors, M. Leopoldina Aguirre-Macedo [and twenty-six others]

• Pubblicazione: West Sussex, England : , : Wiley, , 2016; ©2016
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (599 p.)
• Disciplina: 591.524
• Soggetto topico: Parasitology - History
• Classificazione: SCI070000
• Persona (resp. second.): JanovyJohn; EschGerald W.; Aguirre-MacedoM. Leopoldina
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of contributors; Preface; Chapter 1: A century of parasitology: 1914-2014; Literature cited; Part I: Systematics and Diversity; Chapter 2: Some New Gregarine Parasites from Arthropoda; Parasitic protozoology and the scientific lessons of intellectual elegance; A lesson learned from the history of parasitology; Diversity; Suitability; Malleability; Feasibility; Comparability; Scalability; Conclusions and lessons; Acknowledgments; Literature cited; Chapter 3: Notes on Two Cestodes from the Spotted Sting-Ray ; Helminth biodiversity research transformed by a century of evolutionary thoughtRules of nomenclature; Technology; Phylogenetic (analytical) methods; Synthesis and integration of knowledge and ideas; Applications to helminth biodiversity studies; Present day; The future; Lessons learned; Literature cited; Chapter 4: Eorhynchus: A Proposed New Name for Neorhynchus Hamann Preoccupied*; Acanthocephala in The Journal of Parasitology, 1914-2014; Classical taxonomy; Molecular-evolutionary taxonomy; Life cycles; Behavioral studies ; Ecological, seasonal and geographical distribution, and host-parasite relationshipsAnatomy and ultrastructure; Experimental studies; Surveys, other endeavors, and conclusions; Literature cited; Chapter 5: Tocotrema Lingua (Creplin) the Adult Stage of a Skin Parasite of the Cunner and other Fishes of the Woods Hole Region; A century (1914-2014) of studies on marine fish parasites published in The Journal of Parasitology; The database on parasites of marine fishes in JP and the trends of its sub-disciplines divided into 10-year periods ; Methods for using parasites as bioindicators of environmental qualityWhere have we come from? The first 80 years of knowledge on parasites of marine fishes in JP; Where are we now? Modern times and the arrival of the Internet; The meta-analysis; The performance of JP in comparison with other journals; Where do we go from here?; Environmental drivers of the probability of occurrence of the parasites of flatfishes in the southern Gulf of Mexico; General conclusions; Acknowledgments; Literature cited; Part II: Ecology and Life History ; Chapter 6: Seasonal Fluctuation in the Infestation of Planorbis Trivolvis with Larval Trematodes*An overview of the history and advances in the population ecology of parasites; The early years; Theoretical advances; Key studies; Cecal nematodes in red grouse; Methodological and conceptual advances; Conclusions and lessons; Acknowledgments; Literature cited; Chapter 7: Microevolution and the Genetic Structure of Parasite Populations; History of microevolutionary thought in parasitology: The integration of molecular population genetics; A very brief recap of population genetics history ; The snail's pace flow of molecular population genetics into parasitology
• Sommario/riassunto: "A celebration of the long shelf life and intellectual breadth of this journal, along with the rich history of parasitology, especially as manifest by American parasitologists and their colleagues from around the world"--
• Titolo autorizzato: A century of parasitology
• ISBN: 1-118-88478-7; 1-118-88479-5; 1-118-88477-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910136256403321
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