The Biology and Identification of the Coccidia (Apicomplexa) of Carnivores of the World

The Biology and Identification of the Coccidia (Apicomplexa) of Carnivores of the World contains the most up-to-date information on the former order of carnivores that is now partitioned by mammologists. The book provides an up-to-date reference guide to the identification, taxonomy and known biology of apicomplexan intestinal and tissue parasites of carnivores, including, but not limited to, geographic distribution, prevalence, sporulation, prepatent and patent periods, site(s) of infection in the definitive and (if known) intermediate hosts, endogenous development, cross-transmission, pathology, phylogeny and (if known) their treatments. This data presented allows easy parasite recognition with a summation of virtually everything now known on the biology of each parasite species covered. This book fills a fundamental gap in our knowledge of what is known about the coccidian parasites that infect and sometimes kill carnivores and/or their prey. Offers line drawings and photomicrographs of each parasite species Provides known treatments for the various parasite genera/speciesPresents a complete historical rendition of all known publications on carnivore coccidia and evaluates the scientific and scholarly merit of each species relative to the current body of knowledgeIncludes a complete species analysis and their known biology of all coccidia described from each carnivore lineage and speciesReviews the most current taxonomy of carnivores and their phylogenetic relationships to help assess host-specificity patterns that may be apparent INDICE: 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

• ISBN: 978-0-12-811349-3
• Editorial: Academic Press
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 315
• Fecha Publicación: 01/04/2018
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés