Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine - Murray E. Fowler, R. Eric Miller

Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine

Buch | Hardcover
992 Seiten
2003 | 5th Revised edition
W B Saunders Co Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-7216-9499-3 (ISBN)
134,65 inkl. MwSt
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Covering diagnosis and treatment of zoo and wild animals, (amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals, camelidae), this book is organized by species. It is useful for student zoo veterinarians, wildlife veterinarians, wildlife biologists, rehabilitators, and general practitioners.
This is an entirely revised edition of this ever popular title. The text covers diagnosis and treatment of all zoo and wild animals, (amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals, camelidae). The book is organized by species with the same general format throughout, to make it user friendly for the reader, (biology, unique anatomy, special physiology, restraint and handling, special housing requirements, feeding, surgery and anesthesia, diagnostics, diseases). "Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine, 5e" remains the one point of call for all student zoo veterinarians, wildlife veterinarians, wildlife biologists, rehabilitators, and general practitioners. The global author base makes this the ideal text for all.

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1.Fish AMPHIBIAN GROUPS 2.Anurans (anura, salienta) - frogs, toads 3.Urodeles (caudate, urodela) - salamanders, sirens 4.Caecilians (gymniophona, caecilia) caecilians REPTILE GROUPS 5.Order Chelonia- turtles, tortoises 6.Order Crocodilia crocodiles, alligators, gavials, caimans 7.Suborder Sphenodontia Tuatara- 8.Suborder Lacertilia (sauria) lizards, skinks, geckos, and Suborder Amphisbaenis worm lizards 9.Suborder Ophidia (Serpentes) snakes- AVIAN GROUPS 10.Ratites: Tinamiformes (tinamous), Struthioniformes, Rheiiformes, Cassuariformes (ostrich, emu, rhea, cassowary, kiwi) 11.Sphenisciformes penguins 12.Gaviiformes (loons); Podicipediformes (grebes); Procellariiformes (albatross, fumars, petrels, storm petrels, shearwaters) 13.Pelicaniformes pelicans, tropicbirds, cormorants, frigatebirds, anhingas, gannets 14.Ciconiiformes herons, ibises, spoonbills, storks 15.Phoenicopteriformes flamingos 16.Charadriiformes gulls, shorebirds 17.Anseriformes waterfowl, screamers 18.Falconiformes vultures, hawks, falcons, secretary bird 19.Galliformes pheasants, grouse, quail, turkeys, chacalacas, currasows, hoatzins 20.Gruiformes cranes, limpkins, rails, gallinules, coots, bustards 21.Columbiformes pigeons, doves 22.Psittaciformes parrots, macaws, lories 23.Cuculiformes cuckoos, roadrunners 24.Strigiformes owls 25.Caprimulgiformes goatsuckers 26.Musophagiformes Turacos 27.Trochiliformes hummingbirds 28.Apodiformes Coliiformes Swifts, swiftlets mousebirds 29.Trogoniformes trogons 30.Coraciiformes kingfishers, motmot, bee-eaters, hoopoes, hornbills 31.Piciformes woodpeckers, barbets, puffbirds, jacamars, toucans 32.Passeriformes songbirds, perching birds MAMMAL GROUPS 33.Monotremata echidna, platypus 34.Marsupialia marsupials 35.Insectivora hedgehogs, tenrecs, shrews, moles and Dermoptera flying lemurs 36.Chiroptera bats Primates primates 37. Prosimians 38. Other primates excluding great apes 39. Great Apes 40.Xenarthra (edentate) anteaters, armadillos, sloth 41.Pholidota pangolins 42.Lagomorpha pikas, rabbits, hares 43.Rodentia rodents 44.Cetacea whales, dolphins, porpoises 45.Pinnipedia seals, sea lions and walrus 46.Sirenia Carnivora- 47.Canidae: 48.Felidae: 49.Mustelidae: 50.Procyonidae and Viverridae: 51.Ursidae (including panda) Hyaenidae: 52. Tubulidentata aardvark 53. Proboscidea elephants 54. Hyracoidea- Hyraxes Perissodactyla 55. Rhiunoceridae Rhinoceroses 56. Tapiridae Tapirs 57. Equidae Equids Artiodactyla 58. Suidae/Tayssuidae Wild pigs/peccaries 59. Hippopotamidae Hippopotamases 60. Camelidae Camels, llamas, alpacas Ruminantia Ruminants 61.Giraffidae 62. Cervidae tragulidae 63. Bovidae (less sheep and goats) Antilopcapridae 64. Sheep Goats (and goat-like) Diseases common to multiple taxa 65. Salmonellosis shigellosis in all taxa 66. Tuberculosis in all taxa 67. Anthrax 68. Leptospirosis 69. Aeromoniasis &pseudomoniasis in all taxa 70. Plague 71. Colibacillosis in all taxa 72. Clostridial diseses in all taxa 73. Chlamydiosis (psittacosis, ornithosis) 74. Yersiniosis in all taxa 75. Fungal diseases in all taxa 76. Rabies 77. Pox disease in all taxa 78. Spongiforn encephalopathy 79. Toxoplasmosis

Erscheint lt. Verlag 15.9.2003
Zusatzinfo Approx. 867 ills.
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 211 x 276 mm
Gewicht 1000 g
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Natur / Technik Natur / Ökologie
Naturwissenschaften Biologie Zoologie
Veterinärmedizin Klinische Fächer
ISBN-10 0-7216-9499-3 / 0721694993
ISBN-13 978-0-7216-9499-3 / 9780721694993
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