Citation | Peter Hudson is internationally distinguished for ground-breaking manipulative field experiments in parasite ecology, and for applying theory to the dynamic interaction between parasites and their wildlife hosts. His large scale experiments revealed the parasite-induced processes that drive red grouse population cycles; this is the most successful expereimental test of the theory of host-natural enemy cycles across the whole of ecology. Subsequently, he has used innovative experimentation, linked to theory, to show how parasites interact with host behaviour, physiology, climate, and community level effects to shape host population dynamics. These fundamental contributions also have important appliction in population management and conservation. |