
The Biology and Identification of the Coccidia (Apicomplexa) of Carnivores of the World
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Key Features
- Offers line drawings and photomicrographs of many parasite species that will allow easy diagnosis and identification by both laypersons and professionals (veterinarians, wildlife biologists, etc.)
- Presents a complete historical rendition of all known publications on carnivore coccidia for all carnivore families and evaluates the scientific and scholarly merit of each apicomplexan species relative to the current body of knowledge
- Provides a complete species analysis and their known biology of all coccidia described from each carnivore lineage and species
- Reviews the most current taxonomy of carnivores and their phylogenetic relationships to help assess host-specificity patterns that may be apparent
- Evaluates what little cross-transmission work is available to help understand the complexities of those coccidians that use two hosts (e.g., Sarcocystis, Besnoitia, and others)
- Provides known treatments for the various parasite genera/species
Readership
Researchers in biology, parasitology, animal husbandry, diseases of wild and domestic animals, veterinary medicine, faculty members in universities with graduate programs in these areas, colleges of veterinary medicine and agricultures, practicing veterinarians, farmers, students and other individuals involved in 4H (4-H is a youth organization administered by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Biology, microbiology and parasitology classrooms from high school through graduate school. Biologists, wildlife biologists, parasitologists and members of the veterinary profession both as students and in their practices
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Review Carnivore Evolution
3. Eimeriidae in the Caniformia Family Ailuridae
4. Eimeriidae in the Caniformia Family Canidae
5. Eimeriidae in the Caniformia Family Mephitidae
6. Eimeriidae in the Caniformia Family Mustelidae
7. Eimeriidae in the Caniformia Family Phocidae
8. Eimeriidae in the Caniformia Family Procyonidae
9. Eimeriidae in the Caniformia Family Ursidae
10. Eimeriidae in the Feliformia Family Felidae
11. Eimeriidae in the Feliformia Family Herpestidae
12. Eimeriidae in the Feliformia Family Hyaenidae
13. Eimeriidae in the Feliformia Family Viverridae
14. Adeleidae in the Carnivora
15. Sarcocystidae: Sarcocystinae in the Carnivora
16. Sarcocystidae: Toxoplasmatinae in the Carnivora
17. Cryptosporidiidae in the Carnivora
18. Treatment and Drug Therapies in Coccidiosis of Carnivora
19. Carnivores without Coccidia and Species Inquirendae
20. Discussion, Summary, and Conclusions
Product details
- No. of pages: 315
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Academic Press 2018
- Published: June 22, 2018
- Imprint: Academic Press
- eBook ISBN: 9780128113509
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128113493
About the Authors
Donald Duszynski

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Jana Kvicerova
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R. Seville
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