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May 1
6 min

Field Note: Bayou Magic

Field Note written by Vasyl Tkach Photos by Vasyl Tkach Reminiscences subsequently added by Stephen Greiman Edited by Kelly Weinersmith V...

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Kelly Weinersmith

Jun 17, 2019
6 min

The many roads to SWAP

By Joanna J. Cielocha The Southwestern Association of Parasitologists (SWAP) holds their annual meeting every April at the University of ...

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Kelly Weinersmith

May 24, 2019
6 min

Fieldwork in Parasitology: a Mountain Worth Climbing

The Field Notes section includes tales of trials and triumphs in the field and in the lab. In this Field Note, Dr. Janet Koprivnikar shar...

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Kelly Weinersmith

Apr 30, 2019
3 min

Field Note: Finding more than parasites north of 60°

by Demi Gagnon (MSc Student, Department of Biological Science, University of Manitoba) As part of my master’s research, I was interested ...

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Kelly Weinersmith

Dec 10, 2018
5 min

Field Note: The Inception of the CPBS and Our First Fish

Written by John Janovy, Jr. Edited by Margaret Doolin In the spring of 1966, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) hired two parasitol...

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Kelly Weinersmith

Nov 30, 2018
2 min

Once more unto the beach…

By Dr. Mike Kinsella My friend and mentor, Al Canaris, has long been fascinated by what happens to helminth communities in shorebirds dur...

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Kelly Weinersmith

Nov 15, 2018
5 min

Field Note: Attempting to Solve the Life Cycle of Distoichometra bufonis

Attempting to Solve the Life Cycle of Distoichometra bufonis Dickey 1921, (Cestoda: Nematotaeniidae) while Teaching a Field Course! By Ma...

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Kelly Weinersmith

Sep 19, 2018
3 min

Field Note: A Failed Trip…At First Glance

By Maggie Doolin (PhD Student, University of Utah) Edited by Dr. Jillian Detwiler In my limited experience, well-planned field work alway...

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