Robert Poulin
Evolutionary ecologist
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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.
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| Born | 1963 (age 62–63) Canada |
| Academic background | |
| Education | McGill University Université Laval |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Evolutionary ecology |
Sub-discipline | Parasitism specialist |
| Institutions | University of Otago |
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.[1] He moved to New Zealand in 1992, where he is a professor of zoology, leading a research group studying the ecology of parasites at the University of Otago.[2]
He has written over 450 peer-reviewed journal papers and at least 25 book chapters.[3]
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 & 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.
