Robert Poulin
Robert Poulin | |
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| Born | Canada |
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| Education | McGill University Université Laval |
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| Discipline | Evolutionary ecology |
| Sub-discipline | Parasitism specialist |
| Institutions | University of Otago |
Robert Poulin is an evolutionary ecologist specialising in the ecology of parasitism. He is a professor of zoology at the University of Otago and a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand.
Biography
Poulin grew up in Canada, taking his bachelor's degree in aquatic biology at
He has written numerous papers and book chapters: his Evolutionary Ecology of Parasites has been cited at least 2500 times; his co-written Parasites in food webs: the ultimate missing links has been cited over 990 times; his The diversity of parasites has been cited over 760 times; his Parasite Biodiversity and Parasitism and group size in social animals: a meta-analysis have each been cited over 600 times; 14 other works have been cited over 300 times each. In all he has been cited over 44,000 times, with an
Poulin is married with two sons.[1]
Awards and distinctions
Poulin became a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand in 2001, and won the New Zealand Association of Scientists' Research Medal the same year.[1] In 2002 he was awarded a James Cook Research Fellowship by the Royal Society Te Apārangi.[1] In 2007 he won the Robert Arnold Wardle Award of the Canadian Society of Zoologists.[1] In 2011 he won the Hutton Medal of the Royal Society of New Zealand.[1] He was awarded the University of Otago's Distinguished Research Medal in 2013.[1]
The North African tortoise pinworm Tachygonetria poulini is named for him,[1] as is the New Zealand parasitic fluke Maritrema poulini,[4] and the parasitic cryptogonimid trematode Siphoderina poulini.[5]
Books
Authored
- Poulin, R., & Morand, S. (2004). Parasite biodiversity. Smithsonian Books.
- Poulin, R. (2004). Going in circles: the complex transmission routes of parasites. University of Otago.
- Poulin, R. (2011) [1998]. Evolutionary ecology of parasites (2nd ed.). Princeton University Press. (1st ed. Chapman and Hall)
Edited
- Poulin, R., Morand, S., & Skorping, A. (Eds.). (2000). Evolutionary Biology of Host-Parasite Relationships: Theory meets Reality. Elsevier.
- Poulin, R. (Ed.). (2002). Parasitology – Parasites in Marine Systems (Supplement, No. 124, Parasitology). Cambridge University Press.
- Morand, S., Krasnov, B. R., & Poulin, R. (Eds.). (2006). Micromammals and macroparasites: From evolutionary ecology to management. Springer, 647p.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Dougherty, Ian. "The accidental parasitologist". University of Otago Magazine. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ "Professor Robert Poulin". University of Otago. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ "Robert Poulin". Google Scholar. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- S2CID 253973754.
- S2CID 19291276.
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