Behavioural Ecology of Parasites

Edwin Lewis is a professor and has served as head of the Department of Entomology, Plant Pathology and Nematology at the University of Idaho (UI); he currently is the co-director of the Center for Health in the Human Ecosystem, also at UI. Lewis' research focuses on biological control of insects using entomopathogens, management of plant-parasitic nematodes, animal behavior, and soil ecology. He has published more than 140 peer-reviewed journal articles, 18 book chapters, 2 edited books and is inventor on 2 patents. Selected awards include Award for Excellence in Integrated Pest Management (Pacific Branch, ESA) and >$4 million in grant support. He served as subject editor for the Journal of Nematology and subject editor and editor-in-chief for Biological Control. His teaching commitments have included Behavioral Ecology of Insects, Pesticides in the Environment, Parasites and Civilization, Biological Control and several research seminars.

• Part I: Foraging for Hosts 1: Trematode transmission strategies, C Combes, Université Perpignan, France, P Bartoli, Campus Universitaire de Luminy, France and A Théron, Université Perpignan, France 2: Entomopathogenic nematode host-search strategies, J F Campbell and E E Lewis 3: Flexibility in host-search and patch-use strategies of insect parasitoids, L E M Vet, L Hemerik, Wageningen University, The Netherlands, M E Visser, Netherlands Institute of Ecology, The Netherlands and F L Wäckers, Wageningen University, The Netherlands Part II: Host Acceptance and Infection 4: Host discrimination by seed parasites, F J Messina, Utah State University, USA 5: Soil and plant interactions’ impact on plant-parasitic nematode host finding and recognition, A F Robinson, USDA-ARS, USA 6: Environmental control of nematode life cycles, M E Viney, University of Bristol, UK Part III: Interactions among parasites within host 7: The interactions between larval parasitoids and their hosts, M R Strand, University of Georgia, USA 8: Inter-specific interactions in trematode communities, K Lafferty, University of California, USA 9: Niche restriction and mate finding in vertebrate hosts, K Rohde, University of New England, Australia 10: Parasite sex determination, R E L Paul, Institut Pasteur, France Part IV: Parasite-Host Interactions 11: Interactions between intestinal nematodes and vertebrate hosts, M V K Sukhdeo, S C Sukhdeo and A D Bansemir, Rutgers University, USA 12: Parasite manipulation of host behaviour, R Poulin, University of Otago, New Zealand 13: Parasite manipulation of vector behaviour, J G C Hamilton and H Hurd, Keele University, UK 14: Parasite virulence, J Schall, University of Vermont, USA 15: The behavioural ecology of social parasitism in ants, R J Stuart, University of Florida, USA Part V: Synthesis 16: Parasite behavioural ecology in a field of diverse perspectives, E E Lewis, J F Campbell and M V K Sukhdeo