A parasitology text for biology and/or zoology students at the undergraduate level. Emphasizes principles with related information on the biology, physiology, morphology, and ecology of the major parasites of humans and domestic animals. This is not a diagnostic manual for medical students.
Contents
- 1 Introduction to Parasitology
- 2 Basic Principles and Concepts I: Parasite Systematics, Ecology and Evolution
- 3 Basic Principles and Concepts II: Immunology and Pathology
- 4 Parasitic Prototoa: Form, Function, and Classification
- 5 Kinetoplasta: Trypanosomes and Their Kin
- 6 Other Flagellated Protozoa
- 7 The Amebas
- 8 Phylum Apicomplexa: Gregarines, Coccidia, and Related Organisms
- 9 Phylum Apicomplexa: Malaria Organisms and Piroplasms
- 10 Phylum Ciliophora: Ciliated Protistan Parasites
- 11 Microsporida and Myxozoa: Parasites with Polar Filaments
- 12 The Mesozoa: Pioneers or Degenerates?
- 13 Introduction to Phylum Platyhelminthes
- 14 Trematoda: Aspidobothrea
- 15 Trematoda: Form, Function, and Classification of Digeneans
- 16 Digeneans: Strigeiformes
- 17 Digeneans: Echinostomatiformes
- 18 Digeneans: Plagiorchiformes and Opisthorchiformes
- 19 Monogenoidea
- 20 Cestoidea: Form, Function, and Classification of the Tapeworms
- 21 Tapeworms
- 22 Phylum Nematoda: Form, Function, and Classification
- 23 Nematodes: Trichinellida and Dioctophymatida, Enoplean Parasites
- 24 Nematodes: Tylenchina, Pioneering Parasites
- 25 Nematodes: Strongyloidea, Bursate Rhabditidans
- 26 Nematodes: Ascaridomorpha, Intestinal Large Roundworms
- 27 Nematodes: Oxyuridomorpha, Pinworms
- 28 Nematodes: Gnathostomatomorpha and Spiruromorpha, a Potpourri
- 29 Nematodes: Filaroidea, Filiarial Worms
- 30 Nematodes: Dracunculoidea, Guinea Worms and Others
- 31 Phylum Nematomorpha, Hairworms
- 32 Phylum Acanthocephala: Thorny-Headed Worms
- 33 Phylum Arthropoda: Form, Function, and Classification
- 34 Parasitic Crustaceans
- 35 Pentastomida: Tongue Worms
- 36 Parasitic Insects: Phthiraptera, Chewing and Sucking Lice
- 37 Parasitic Insects: Hemiptera, Bugs
- 38 Parasitic Insects: Fleas, Order Siphonaptera
- 39 Parasitic Insects: Diptera, Flies
- 40 Parasitic Insects: Strepsiptera, Hymenoptera, and Others
- 41 Parasitic Arachnids: Subclass Acari, Ticks and Mites
About the Author
- Larry Roberts is currently teaching parasitology and marine biology at the University of Miami. He received his Ph.D. in Parasitology from Johns Hopkins University and is a coauthor of Foundations of Parasitology, 5/e. Past teaching affiliations include University of Massachusetts, Texas Tech University, and Florida International University. Dr. Roberts has authored numerous research articles and a title of related interest: Underwater World of Sport Diving.
Book Details
- Hardcover: 728 pages
- Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math; 8 edition (October 13, 2008)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0073028274
- ISBN-13: 978-0073028279
- Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 9.1 x 1.3 inches