Otto Eerikki Seppälä: Catalogue data in Autumn Semester 2018

Name Dr. Otto Eerikki Seppälä
DepartmentBiology
RelationshipLecturer

NumberTitleECTSHoursLecturers
701-1471-00LEcological Parasitology Restricted registration - show details
Number of participants limited to 20. A minimum of 6 students is required that the course will take place.

Waiting list will be deleted on 28.09.2018.
3 credits1V + 1PH. Hartikainen, O. E. Seppälä
AbstractCourse focuses on the ecology and evolution of macroparasites and their hosts. Through lectures and practical work, students learn about diversity and natural history of parasites, adaptations of parasites, ecology of host-parasite interactions, applied parasitology, and human macroparasites in the modern world.
Objective1. Identify common macroparasites in aquatic organisms.
2. Understand ecological and evolutionary processes in host-parasite interactions.
3. Conduct parasitological research
ContentLectures:
1. Diversity and natural history of parasites (i.e. systematic groups and life-cycles).
2. Adaptations of parasites (e.g. evolution of life-cycles, host manipulation).
3. Ecology of host-parasite interactions (e.g. parasite communities, effects of environmental changes).
4. Applied parasitology (e.g. aquaculture and fisheries).
5. Human macroparasites (schistosomiasis, malaria).

Practical exercises:
1. Examination of parasites in fish (identification of species and description of parasite communities).
2. Examination of parasites in molluscs (identification and examination of host exploitation strategies).
3. Examination of parasites in amphipods (identification and examination of effects on hosts).
Prerequisites / NoticeThe three practicals will take place at the 9.10.2018, the 23.10.2018 and the 6.11.2018 at Eawag Dübendorf from 08:15 - 12:00.