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1. Introduction: Parasitism in perspective Symbiotic relationships Kinds of parasites Kinds of hosts Ecology and host-parasite relationships 2. Immunological, pathological and biochemical aspects of parasitism: Host resistance: immunoecology Pathology Biochemistry: physiological ecology Metabolism in an environmental context 3. The Protozoa: Introduction Phylum Sarcomastigophora Phylum Apicomplexa Phylum Ciliophora 4. Platyhelminthes: the flatworms: Temnocephalida Udonellidea Aspidobothrea Digenea Monogenea Gyrocotylidea Amphilinidea Eucestoda Phylogenetic considerations 5. Nematoda: the roundworms 6. Acanthocephala: the thorny-headed worms 7. Pentastomida: the tongue worms 8. The Arthropoda: Crustacea Arachnida Insecta Phylogenetic considerations 9. Parasitism in other metazoan groups: Porifera: the sponges Cnidaria: hydras, jellyfishes, anemones, corals Myxozoa Ctenophora: the combjellies Mesozoa Nemertea: the ribbon worms Nematomorpha: the horse hair worms Rotifera: the wheel animals Annelida: polychaetes, earthworms, and leeches Echiuria: the spoonworms Mollusca: mussels, clams, snails, squids and the like 10. Population concepts: Background General definitions Factors affecting parasite populations The dispersion concept Dynamics of population growth 11. Factors infuencing parasite populations: Density-independent factors Density dependent factors Suprapopulation dynamics 12. Influence of parasites on host populations: Introduction to the concept of regulation Crofton's approach Aggregation and regulation Epidemiological implications Models 13. From reproduction and transmission to colonization: Reproduction and fecundity Transmission and dispersal Dispersion, colonization, and the theory of island biogeography 14. Communities of parasites: General considerations The kinds of communities of parasites Describing and quantifying parasite communities The kinds of parasites found in communities Niche restriction in parasites The composition of parasite communities - species richness The structure of parasite communities 15. Biogeographical aspects: factors affecting the geographical distribution of parasites Patterns of distribution Ecological aspects Applied aspects of biogeography 16. Evolutionary aspects: Microevolution Evolutionary biology of parasites Evolution of host-parasite associations Parasite influence on the evolutionary biology of the host.