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A Century of Parasitology

Discoveries, Ideas and Lessons Learned by Scientists Who Published in The Journal of Parasitology,...

John Janovy, Jr. Gerald W. Esch

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English
Wiley-Blackwell
18 March 2016
Reviews key areas in ecological, medical and molecular parasitology

Features essays from some of the world's leading parasitologists

 

Each topic is set in context by featuring a key paper from the Journal of Paraistology over the past 100 years
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Imprint:   Wiley-Blackwell
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 254mm,  Width: 193mm,  Spine: 23mm
Weight:   971g
ISBN:   9781118884768
ISBN 10:   1118884760
Pages:   376
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Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
List of contributors, ix Preface, xi A century of parasitology: 1914–2014 1 John Janovy, Jr Part I: Systematics and Diversity Watson, M. E. 1915. Some new gregarine parasites from Arthropoda. Journal of Parasitology 2: 27–36. Parasitic protozoology and the scientific lessons of intellectual elegance 7 Richard E. Clopton Linton, E. 1916. Notes on two cestodes from the spotted sting-ray. Journal of Parasitology 3: 34–38. Helminth biodiversity research transformed by a century of evolutionary thought 21 Janine N. Caira and Kirsten Jensen Van Cleave, H. J. 1914. Eorhynchus: A proposed new name for Neorhynchus hamann preoccupied. Journal of Parasitology 1: 50–51. Acanthocephala in The Journal of Parasitology 1914–2014 40 Omar M. Amin Linton, E. 1915. Tocotrema lingua (Creplin): The adult stage of a skin parasite of the cunner and other fishes of the Woods Hole region. Journal of Parasitology 1: 128–134. A century (1914–2014) of studies on marine fish parasites published in The Journal of Parasitology 57 Victor Manuel Vidal-Martínez, Edgar Torres-Irineo and Ma. Leopoldina Aguirre-Macedo Part II: Ecology and Life History McCoy, O. R. 1928. Seasonal fluctuation in the infestation of Planorbis trivolvis with larval trematodes. Journal of Parasitology 15: 121–126. An overview of the history and advances in the population ecology of parasites 77 David J. Marcogliese and Cameron P. Goater Nadler, S. A. 1995. Microevolution and the genetic structure of parasite populations. Journal of Parasitology 81: 395–403. History of microevolutionary thought in parasitology: The integration of molecular population genetics 93 Charles D. Criscione Cross, S. X. 1934. A probable case of non-specific immunity between two parasites of ciscoes of the Trout Lake region of northern Wisconsin. Journal of Parasitology 20: 244–245. The worm’s eye view of community ecology 110 Tavis K. Anderson and Michael V. K. Sukhdeo Ransom, B. H., andM. C. Hall. 1915. The life history of Gongylonema scutatum. Journal of Parasitology 2: 80–86. The iron wheel of parasite life cycles: Then and now! 131 Matthew G. Bolek, Heather A. Stigge and Kyle D. Gustafson Jacobs, L., J. S. Remington, and M. L. Melton. 1960. A survey of meat samples from swine, cattle, and sheep for the presence of encysted Toxoplasma. Journal of Parasitology 46: 23–28. Transmission of Toxoplasma gondii—From land to sea, a personal perspective 148 J. P. Dubey Part III: Host-Parasite Interactions—The Challenge Todd, J. L. 1914. Tick paralysis. Journal of Parasitology 1: 55–64. Tick paralysis: Some host and tick perspectives 167 Lance A. Durden and Ben J. Mans Bemrick, W. J. 1961. Effect of low temperatures on trophozoites of Giardia muris. Journal of Parasitology 47: 573–576. Giardia intestinalis biochemistry and regulation: An evolutionary tale 177 Edward L. Jarroll and Timothy A. Paget Sarles, M. P. 1932. Development of acquired resistance in rabbits by repeated infection with an intestinal nematode, Trichostrongylus calcaratus Ransom 1911. Journal of Parasitology 19: 61–82. The early history of immunoparasitology in the United States 189 Raymond E. Kuhn Hall, M. C. 1926. Some practical principles of anthelmintic medication. Journal of Parasitology 13: 16–24. Chemotherapy of helminth infections: A centennial reflection 202 William C. Campbell Anthelmintic drug discovery: Into the future 215 Timothy G. Geary, Judy Sakanari and Conor R. Caffrey Part IV: The First Figures Published in The Journal of Parasitology The Journal of Parasitology as a visual experience: Ten landmark figures 229 First figure published in The Journal of Parasitology: Stanley Fracker’s proposal for quantifying the structural features of a nematode 230 First new species figure: Stenophora diplocorpa from the intestine of Euryurus erythropygus 230 First photomicrograph published in The Journal of Parasitology: A sarcocyst from an opossum 231 First transmission electron micrograph published in The Journal of Parasitology: sections of Trypanosoma equiperdum 232 First scanning electron micrograph published in The Journal of Parasitology: Surface architecture of schistosome cercariae 233 First digital light micrograph published in The Journal of Parasitology: Trophic stages of Torogregarina sphinx 234 First figure of a pathological condition: Endameba gingivalis in a pyorrheal pocket 235 First figure of a seasonal fluctuation in parasite abundance: Cercariae from a planorbid snail 236 First modern figure of a phylogeny published in The Journal of Parasitology 237 First life cycle diagram, similar to what would be in a textbook, published in The Journal of Parasitology 238 Part V: Overview and Conclusions Reflections: Closing comments for the centennial celebration of The Journal of Parasitology 241 Gerald W. Esch Index 243

Professor John Janovy Jr, President Elect of the American Society of Parasitologists, University of Nebraska, Lincoln Professor Gerald W Esch, Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, NC, USA, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Parasitology (American Society of Parasitologists)

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