Department of Zoology, University of Otago, P.O. Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand.
Int J Parasitol. 2021 Dec;51(13-14):1073-1084. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2021.07.001. Epub 2021 Aug 11.
In the five decades since the first publication of the International Journal for Parasitology, ecological parasitology has grown from modest beginnings to become a modern discipline with a strong theoretical foundation, a diverse toolkit, and a multidisciplinary approach. In this review, I highlight 12 advances in the field that have spurred its growth over the past 50 years. Where relevant, I identify pivotal contributions that have altered the course of research, as well as the influence of developments in other fields such as mainstream ecology and molecular biology. The 12 key advances discussed are in areas including parasite population dynamics and community assembly, the regulation of host population abundance and food web structure, parasites as agents of natural selection, the impacts of biodiversity and anthropogenic changes on host-parasite interactions, the biogeography of parasite diversity, and the evolutionary genetics of parasites. I conclude by identifying some challenges and opportunities lying ahead, which need to be met for the future growth of ecological research on host-parasite interactions.
自《国际寄生虫学杂志》创刊以来的五十年里，生态寄生虫学从一个不起眼的开端发展成为一门具有坚实理论基础、多样化工具和多学科方法的现代学科。在这篇综述中，我强调了该领域的 12 项进展，这些进展推动了过去 50 年的发展。在相关情况下，我确定了改变研究进程的关键贡献，以及主流生态学和分子生物学等其他领域发展的影响。讨论的 12 个关键进展包括寄生虫种群动态和群落组装、宿主种群数量和食物网结构的调节、寄生虫作为自然选择的因素、生物多样性和人为变化对宿主-寄生虫相互作用的影响、寄生虫多样性的生物地理学以及寄生虫的进化遗传学。最后，我确定了未来需要面对的一些挑战和机遇，这是宿主-寄生虫相互作用的生态研究未来发展所必需的。
