| Department of Ecology
50 % Department of Veterinary Pathobiology 50 % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Earliest Possible Year | |||||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 1 semester | ||||||||||||||||||
| Credits | 24 (ECTS) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Course Level | MSc | ||||||||||||||||||
| Examination | evaluation of project report No aid allowed Description of Examination: 13-point scale, external examiner | ||||||||||||||||||
| Organisation of Teaching | 4/5 of a term. The teaching method is group work in connection with different projects. The group work is supported by lectures and seminars | ||||||||||||||||||
| Block Placement | F SUP | ||||||||||||||||||
| Teaching Language | English may be conducted in Danish | ||||||||||||||||||
| Optional Prerequisites | 045541 Ecology | ||||||||||||||||||
| Course Objectives | |||||||||||||||||||
| The aim of the course is theoretically and practically to study the ecology of different parasites. The purpose is to gain a deeper insight in research in parasitology using different important methods and to learn by experience, how to carry out a small project. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Course Contents | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ecology of Parasites is concerned with ecology and parasites, which are organisms adapted to a life inside or on the surface of other organisms (hosts) from whom they get their feed. Ecology is the study of biological systems above the level of individuals, i.e. about characteristics of populations, the interactions between different populations, and the study of ecosystems, that besides populations include their abiotic surroundings. Ecology of Parasites is mainly occupied in the relations between two populations, namely host- and parasite population. Ecology of Parasites tends to describe the distribution and concentration of parasites inside and outside the host animals. Ecology of Parasites tries to describe the main factors, which regulate the host-parasite system. The goal is to obtain an overall comprehension of biotic and abiotic key factors, which decisively govern fluctuations in the parasite populations. The consequences of these fluctuations on the host populations are naturally included in the understanding of Ecology of Parasites. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Teaching And Learning Methods | |||||||||||||||||||
| The teaching method is group work supported by lectures and seminars. The seminars will focus on discussions of key scientific articles, which are relevant for the project that has been planned. Subjects for the different projects could be be: a) Gastrointestinal nematodes in grazing animals, b) Tapeworms in human cities and c) biological control of nematodes. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Course Litterature | |||||||||||||||||||
| Compendium: Ecological Parasitology. KVL. 2002. Editor: Grønvold, J. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Course Coordinator | |||||||||||||||||||
| Kurt Buchmann, kub@life.ku.dk, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology/Section for Virology, Immunology and Fish diseases, Phone: 35332700 Jørn Reimer Grønvold, jrg@life.ku.dk, Department of Agriculture and Ecology/Section of Zoology, Phone: 35332676 Allan Knud Roepstorff, aro@life.ku.dk, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology/Section for Parasitology, Phone: 35332746 | |||||||||||||||||||
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