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The word ecology was first coined by German zoologist Ernst Haeckel. It is composed of two words ‘Oikos’ (residence) and ‘logos’ (study). Scientist Tansley first introduced the word ecology. Ecology is the study of relationships among the organisms and their biotic and abiotic environment.
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Bandyopadhyay, P.K., Das, N.R., Chattopadhyay, A. (2022). Ecology of Parasites. In: Biochemical, Immunological and Epidemiological Analysis of Parasitic Diseases . Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-4384-2_10
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