Gerald D. Schmidt & Larry S. Roberts' Foundations of parasitology
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Gerald D. Schmidt & Larry S. Roberts' Foundations of parasitology
Wm. C. Brown, c1996
5th ed. / Larry S. Roberts, John Janovy, Jr
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Foundations of parasitology
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The fifth edition of this introductory textbook emphasizes principles with related information on the biology, physiology, morphology and ecology of the major parasites of humans and domestic animals. It uses a balanced approach to all major phyla of parasites.
Table of Contents
- Introduction to parasitology
- basic principles and concepts - parasite ecology and evolution
- basic principles and concepts II - immunology and pathology
- parasitic protistans - form, function, and classification
- kinetoplastida - trypanosomes and their kin
- other flagellate protozoa
- subphylum sarcodina - amoebas
- phylum apicomplexa - gregarines, coccidia and related organisms
- phylum apicomplexa - malaria organisms and piroplasms
- phylum myxozos and microsporas - protozoa with polar filaments
- phylum cillophora - ciliated protistan parasites
- phylum mesozoa - pioneers or degenerates? introduction to the phylum platyhelminthes
- trematoda - aspidobothrea
- trematoda - form, function, and classification of digeneans
- digeneans - strigeiformes
- digeneans - echinostomatiformes
- digeneans - plagiorchiformes and opisthorchiformes
- monogenea
- cestoidea - form, function, and classification of the tapeworms
- tapeworms
- phylum nematoda - form, function, and classification
- nematodes - trichurida and dioctophymatida, enoplean parasites
- nematodes - rhabditida, pioneering parasites
- nematodes - strongylida, bursate rhabditians
- nematodes - ascaridia, intestinal large roundworms
- nematodes - oxyurid, the pinworms
- nematodes - spirurida, a potpourri
- nematodes - filaroidea, the filarial worms
- nematodes - camallanina, the Guinea worms and others? phylum acanthocephala - thorny-headed worms
- phylum pentastomida - tongue worms
- phylum arthropoda - form, function, and classification
- parasitic crustaceans
- parasitic insects - mallophaga and anoplura, the lice
- parasitic insects - hemipteran, the bugs
- parasitic insects - siphonaptera, the fleas
- parasitic insects - dipteral, the flies
- parasitic insects - strepsiptera, hymenopteran, and others
- parasitic arachnids - subclass acari, the ticks, and mites.
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