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Zoo 515 (Ecology of parasites)
Types of parasites and hosts. The host as an
environment for the parasite. A study of specific
examples of the interactions of the various stages of
parasites with their living environments (hosts), as
well as the external environment. The zoogeography
of parasites. Parasites as ecological control agents of
hosts. A study of specific examples of parasites of
terrestrial and aquatic animal hosts.