Robert Poulin

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

Robert Poulin grew up in Canada, taking his bachelor's degree in aquatic biology at McGill University, Montreal and gaining his doctorate at Université Laval, Quebec City. He became a researcher in Quebec.

He has written over 450 peer-reviewed journal papers and at least 25 book chapters.

Poulin is married with two sons. In 2002 he was awarded a James Cook Research Fellowship by the Royal Society Te Apārangi. and the parasitic cryptogonimid trematode Siphoderina poulini.

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) . Evolutionary Ecology of Parasites (2nd ed.). Princeton University Press. (1st ed. Chapman & 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.