Foundations of Parasitology
5th Edition
Published on 1. August 1995
Book
Hardback
736 pages
978-0-697-26071-0 (ISBN)
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.
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Edition
5th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Dubuque, IA
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
illustrations, glossary
Dimensions
Height: 286 mm
Width: 221 mm
Weight
1400 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-697-26071-0 (9780697260710)
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Persons
Content
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.