Practical Exercises in Parasitology

• Other Authors: Behnke, Jerzy M. (edited), Halton, David W. 1938- David William (edited), Marshall, Ian 1945- (edited)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, NY Cambridge University Press 2005
• Subjects: Parasitology > Laboratory manuals
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• Physical Description: xviii, 461 pages illustrations 25 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 9780521791045; 0521791049; 9780521022149; 0521022142

Parasitology is an immensely important aspect of biological science. This manual presents fifty easy-to-follow laboratory exercises for student practical (lab) classes. All the exercises are tried and tested by the authors and are used in a wide variety of university undergraduate teaching departments. They range from relatively simple observational exercises, using local materials and requiring little in the way of equipment, to more technically demanding experiments in physiology and molecular parasitology. Each exercise includes a list of necessary equipment, consumables and sources of parasite material, instructions for staff and students, including aspects of safety, expected results and some analysis provided by questions; there are ideas for further exploration and information on similar exercises, and lists of selected further reading. This book should be an essential purchase for all teachers of parasitology at the university undergraduate level and for students taking laboratory practical classes in the subject.