WETS1047 Ecological and evolutionary parasitology (5 cr)
Study level:
Advanced studies
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English, Finnish
Responsible organisation:
Department of Biological and Environmental Science
Curriculum periods:
2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Description
Content
Lectures based on the text book Schmid-Hempel, Paul (2011): Evolutionary Parasitology (The Integrated Study of Infections, Immunology, Ecology and Genetics). Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-922949-9. Seminar paper and presentation on recent literature / experimental project work, discussions.
Completion methods
Lectures, seminar paper and presentation / experimental project work, discussions.
Assessment details
Exam result, seminar paper and presentation / project work report and presentation.
Learning outcomes
Student knows the basic concepts in ecological and evolutionary parasitology. Student knows the processes that shape number of parasites within a host individual, working through the interaction between the parasite and the host. Student knows the factors affecting the ecological patterns in host-parasite relationships, and the processes influencing the evolution between host and parasite. Student understands the mechanisms of host-parasite interaction at individual, population, community and ecosystem level. The student is able to explain the changes taken place in host-parasite interaction, and able to predict the short and long term changes to come in the future – in parasite abundance and parasite community structure. Student has familiarized oneself with the current problems, hypotheses and trends in ecological and evolutionary parasitology.
Literature
- Schmid-Hempel, Paul (2011): Evolutionary Parasitology (The Integrated Study of Infections, Immunology, Ecology and Genetics). Oxford University Press.; ISBN 978-0-19-922949-9
Completion methods
Method 1
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Teaching (5 cr)
Type:
Participation in teaching
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English, Finnish