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Individuals & Families
Parasitic Worms and Crustaceans
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Tutor:
Geoff Boxshall and Eileen Harris
Dates:
Tuesday 23 March-Friday 26 March 2010
Sole Occupancy Room:£350
Shared Room: £320
Non-Res: £240
Level:Advanced Additional Course Information
Parasitic Worms and Crustaceans
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This course has been cancelled.
The course will introduce the biology and taxonomy of parasitic worms and crustaceans from UK fishes - marine and freshwater. It will teach preparation and identification techniques, provide keys, and will introduce typical life cycles and basic host parasite relationships.
Geoff Boxshall, a Fellow of the Royal Society and member of the Zoology Department of the Natural History Museum, is a copepod specialist with considerable experience in the taxonomy and biology of parasitic crustaceans. Eileen Harris is the parasitic worm curator of the Natural History Museum with a lifetimes' experience of parasitic helminths of British and worldwide fauna.
