Gerald D. Schmidt & Larry S. Roberts' foundations of parasitology
By: Larry S. Roberts, John Janovy, Jr.
Contributors: Janovy, John, 1937-
Edition: 6th ed.
Publisher: McGraw Hill
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 670
Subjects: Parasites; Parasitology
Other titles: Gerald D. Schmidt and Larry S. Roberts' foundations of parasitology; Foundations of parasitology
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to parasitology; title: Basic principles and concepts I : Parasite ecology and evolution; title: Basic principles and concepts II : Immunology and pathology; title: Parasitic protozoa : form, function, and classification; title: Kinetoplasta : trypanosomes and their kin; title: Other flagellated protozoa; title: The amebas; title: Phylum Apicomplexa : gregarines, Coccidia, and related organisms; title: Phylum Apicomplexa : malaria organisms and piroplasms; title: Phylum Cilophora : ciliated protistan parsites; title: Phyla Microspora and Myxozoa parasites with polar filaments; title: The Mesozoa : pioneers or degenerates?; title: Introduction to the Phylum Platyhelminthes; title: Trematoda : Aspidobothrea; title: Trematoda : form, function, and classification of digeneans; title: Digeneans : Strigeiformes; title: Digeneans : Echinostomatiformes; title: Digeneans : Plagiorchiformes and Opisthorchiformes; title: Monogenea; title: Cestoidea : form, function, and classification of the tapeworms; title: Tapeworms; title: Phylum Nemtoda : form, function, and classification; title: Nematodes : Trichurida and Dioctophymatida, Enoplean parasites; title: Nematodes : Rhabditida, pioneering parasites; title: Nematodes : Strongylida, Bursate rhabditians; title: Nematodes : Ascaridida, intestinal large roundworms; title: Nematodes : Oxyurida, the pinworms; title: Nematodes : Spirurida, a potpourri; title: Nematodes : Filaroidea, the filarial worms; title: Nematodes : Camallanina, the Guinea worms and others; title: Phylum Acanthocephala : thorny-headed worms; title: Phylum Pentastomida : tongue worms; title: Phylum Arthropoda : form, function, and classification; title: Parasitic crustaceans; title: Parasitic insects : Mallophaga and Anoplura, the lice; title: Parasitic insects : Hemiptera, the bugs; title: Parasitic insects : Siphonaptera, the fleas; title: Parasitic insects : Diptera, the flies; title: Parasitic insects : Strepsiptera, Hymenoptera, and others; title: Parasitic Arachnids : subclass Acari, the ticks and mites.