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2008 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Parasitologists |
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ASP ANNUAL MEETING 2008 - Hilton Arlington, Arlington, Texas This is the CALL FOR PAPERS for the 83rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Parasitologists. Dates are: June 27 - 30, 2008.
Place: Hilton Arlington, Arlington, Texas. Here is the Call For Papers for the 2008 meeting. Here is the REGISTRATION FORM. Use this to register for the meeting.
Go here for the STUDENT COMPETITION AND STUDENT TRAVEL GRANTS APPLICATION FORMS.
Go here for the 2008 ASP meeting student forum |
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The Coccidia of the world database is available from Don Duszynski and Steve Upton at the University of New Mexico. Go to: Coccidia of the World to check on any questions that you may have on the systematics and taxonomy of these parasites. |
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Definition of the American Society of Parasitologists |
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Written by Gardner
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Parasitology is the study of parasites and of parasitism! We parasitologists study parasites and their hosts wherever we find them. Some parasitologists study parasitic worms including (tapeworms = cestodes, thorny-headed worms = acanthocephalans, trematodes = flukes, nematodes = nematans = roundworms, horse-hair worms = nematomorphs). Some study microscopic protozoans = protistans. Others study acarines including ticks and mites. While still others concentrate their work on leeches, and some work with fleas, flies, and (or) other insects. There are even parasitologists who study nest parasitism in birds and parasites that are vertebrates like the Lamprey! As you can see from this list, parasitologists are a diverse bunch. However, there is more! |
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