Invertebrate Medicine
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Invertebrate Medicine

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Invertebrate Medicine

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Presented in full color for the first time, Invertebrate Medicine is the definitive resource on husbandry and veterinary medicine in invertebrate species. Presenting authoritative information applicable to both in-human care and wild invertebrates, this comprehensive volume addresses the medical care and clinical condition of most important invertebrate species—providing biological data for sponges, jellyfish, anemones, snails, sea hares, corals, cuttlefish, squid, octopuses, clams, oysters, crabs, crayfish, lobsters, shrimp, hermit crabs, spiders, scorpions, horseshoe crabs, honey bees, butterflies, beetles, sea stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, various worms, and many other invertebrate groups.

The extensively revised third edition contains new information and knowledge throughout, offering timely coverage of significant advances in invertebrate anesthesia, analgesia, diagnostic imaging, surgery, and welfare. New and updated chapters incorporate recent publications on species including crustaceans, jellyfishes, corals, honeybees, and a state-of-the-science formulary. In this edition, the authors also discuss a range of topics relevant to invertebrate caretaking including conservation, laws and regulations, euthanasia, diagnostic techniques, and sample handling. Edited by a leading veterinarian and expert in the field, Invertebrate Medicine, Third Edition:

  • Provides a comprehensive reference to all aspects of invertebrate medicine
  • Offers approximately 200 new pages of expanded content
  • Features more than 400 full color images and new contributions from leading veterinarians and specialists for each taxon
  • Includes updated chapters of reportable diseases, neoplasia, sources of invertebrates and supplies, and a comprehensive formulary

The standard reference text in the field, Invertebrate Medicine, Third Edition is essential reading for practicing veterinarians, veterinary students, advanced hobbyists, aquarists and aquaculturists, and professional animal caretakers in zoo animal, exotic animal, and laboratory animal medicine.

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Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Year
2021
ISBN
9781119569459
Edition
3
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Veterinary Medicine

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. Chapter 1 Introduction
  6. Chapter 2 Porifera
  7. Chapter 3 Jellyfishes (Ctenophora and Scyphozoa)
  8. Chapter 4 Anemones (Actinaria)
  9. Chapter 5 Octocorallia, Hexacorallia, Scleractinia, and Other Corals
  10. Chapter 6 Coral Reef Aquarium Husbandry and Health
  11. Chapter 7 Turbellarians
  12. Chapter 8 Gastropods
  13. Chapter 9 Cephalopods
  14. Chapter 10 Bivalves
  15. Chapter 11 Chitons
  16. Chapter 12 Annelids
  17. Chapter 13 Horseshoe Crabs
  18. Chapter 14 Spiders
  19. Chapter 15 Scorpions
  20. Chapter 16 Crustaceans
  21. Chapter 17 Myriapods (Centipedes and Millipedes)
  22. Chapter 18 Insects
  23. Chapter 19 Honey Bees
  24. Chapter 20 Butterfly Houses
  25. Chapter 21 Nematodes
  26. Chapter 22 Chaetognaths (Arrowworms)
  27. Chapter 23 Echinoderms
  28. Chapter 24 Urochordates
  29. Chapter 25 Diagnostic Techniques and Sample Handling
  30. Chapter 26 Neoplasia
  31. Chapter 27 Euthanasia
  32. Chapter 28 Laws and Regulations
  33. Chapter 29 Invertebrate Animal Welfare
  34. Chapter 30 Invertebrate Health Issues in Conservation
  35. Chapter 32 Reportable Diseases of Invertebrates
  36. Chapter 33 Drug Formulary
  37. Index