Zoo and wild animal medicine : current therapy
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Murray E Fowler; R Eric Miller
- ناشر : St. Louis, MO : Saunders/Elsevier,
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2008
- شابک / ISBN : 9781416040477
Description
Section I: General topics and conditions affecting multiple species: Conservation medicine -- Section II: Poikilotherms: Fish -- Amphibians -- Reptiles -- Section III: Avian medicine -- Section IV: Mammals: Chiroptera -- Rodents -- Primates -- Carnivores -- Marine mammals -- Elephants -- Artiodactylids.
"...This book is an essential resource in zoo and wild animal medicine, addressing the special challenges posed by individual and herd medical management, newly emerging diseases in diverse wild animal populations, the effect of habitat loss and destruction on wildlife species, and the utilization of zoo animals in the surveillance and detection of potential zoonoses. The user-friendly current therapy approach continues to serve a vital function in the field by fostering a conservation biology ethic, bridging the gap between captive and free-ranging wild animal medicine, from a diverse group of experts." -- Publisher's description.
