In contemplating possible topics for this address here today, foremost in my mind was my conviction that the mission of a president of a scientific society is not only to enhance that society's intellectual endeavors but also to nurture its health and well-being. Had I chosen to use this opportunity to engage in the former, I would have spent this hour enlightening you, a captive audience, about the marvels of the tapeworms of elasmobranchs! However, Mike Sukhdeo, Steve Nadler, and Robert Poulin did such a terrific job of stimulating thought about the boundary (or interface!) between parasite ecology and evolution with their contributions to this year's President's Symposium that I feel my responsibility for intellectual enlightenment has, although vicariously, already been effectively discharged. Thus, I have chosen to focus my comments on the second aspect of a president's mission. Indeed, this topic is particularly timely given the concerns that have...
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December 01 2011
The American Society of Parasitologists: Who Are We Now?* Available to Purchase
J. N Caira
J. N Caira
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, 75 N. Eagleville Road, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269-3043. e-mail:[email protected]
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J Parasitol (2011) 97 (6): 967–973.
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J. N Caira; The American Society of Parasitologists: Who Are We Now?. J Parasitol 1 December 2011; 97 (6): 967–973. doi: https://doi.org/10.1645/GE-2980.1
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