Gerald D. Schmidt & Larry S. Roberts' foundations of parasitology
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Gerald D. Schmidt & Larry S. Roberts' foundations of parasitology
McGraw-Hill, 2000
6th ed
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Gerald D. Schmidt and Larry S. Roberts' foundations of parasitology
Foundations of parasitology
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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The sixth 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 I -parasite ecology and evolution
- basic principles and concepts II -immunology and pathology
- parasitic protozoa - form, function, and classification
- kinetoplasts - trypanosomes and their kin
- other flagellated protozoa
- the amoebas
- phylum apicomplexa - gregarines, coccidia, and related organisms
- phylum apicomplexa - malaria organisms and prioplasms
- phylum ciliophora - ciliated protistan parasites
- phyla microspore and myxozoa - parasites with polar filaments
- the mesozoa - pioneers or degenerates? introduction to the phylum platyhelminthes
- trematoda - aspidobothrea' trematoda - form, function, and classification of digeneans
- digeneans - strigeiformes
- digeneans - echionostomatiformes
- digeneans - plagirochiformes and opisthorchiformes
- monogenea
- cestoidea - form, function, and classification of the tapeworms
- tapeworms
- phylum nematoda - form, function, and classification
- nematodes - trichurida and dioctoiphymatida, 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 - hemiptera, the bugs
- parasitic insects - siphonaptera, the fleas
- parasitic insects -diptera, the flies
- parasitic insects - strepsiptera, hymenopteran, and others
- parasitic arachnids - subclass acri, the ticks and mites.
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