Fowler's zoo and wild animal medicine /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Miller, R. Eric (Editor), Fowler, Murray E. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: St. Louis, Mo. : Elsevier/Saunders, 2015.
Edition:Volume 8 [i.e. Eighth edition].
Subjects:
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Amphibian groups
  • Anurans
  • Caudata (Urodela): tailed amphibians
  • Caecilians
  • Reptile groups
  • Chelonians (turtles, tortoises)
  • Crocodilians (crocodiles, alligators, caiman, gharial)
  • Sphenodontia: the biology and veterinary care of Tuatara
  • Lacertilia (lizards, skinks, geckos) and Amphisbaenids (worm lizards)
  • Ophidia (snakes)
  • Avian groups
  • Ratites or Struthioniformes: Struthiones, Rheae, Cassuarii, Apteryges (ostriches, rheas, emus, cassowaries, and kiwis), and Tinamiformes (tinamous)
  • Sphenisciformes (penguins)
  • Gaviiformes, Podicipediformes, and Procellariformes (loons, grebes, petrels, and albatrosses)
  • Pelecaniformes (pelicans, tropicbirds, cormorants, frigatebirds, anhingas, gannets)
  • Ciconiiformes (herons, ibises, spoonbills, storks)
  • Phoenicopteriformes
  • Charadriiformes
  • Anseriformes
  • Falconiformes (falcons, hawks, eagles, kites, harriers, buzzards, ospreys, caracaras, secretary birds, Old World and New World vultures)
  • Galliformes
  • Gruiformes (cranes, limpkins, rails, gallinules, coots, bustards)
  • Columbiformes
  • Psittaciformes
  • Cuculiformes (cuckoos, roadrunners)
  • Strigiformes
  • Caprimulgiformes (nightjars and allies)
  • Musophagiformes
  • Trochiliformes (hummingbirds)
  • Apodiformes and Coliiformes
  • Trogoniformes
  • Coraciiformes (kingfishers, motmots, bee-eaters, hoopoes, hornbills)
  • Piciformes (honeyguides, barbets, woodpeckers, toucans)
  • Passeriformes (songbirds, perching birds)
  • Mammal Groups
  • Monotremata (echidna, platypus)
  • Marsupialia (marsupials)
  • Insectivores (Insectivora, Macroscelidea, Scandentia)
  • Chiroptera (bats)
  • Prosimians
  • New World and Old World monkeys
  • Great apes
  • Xenarthra
  • Pholidota
  • Lagomorpha (pikas, rabbits, and hares)
  • Rodentia
  • Cetacea (whales, dolphins, porpoises)
  • Pinnipedia
  • Sirenia
  • Canidae
  • Felidae
  • Mustelidae
  • Procyonids and Viverids
  • Ursidae
  • Hyaenidae
  • Tubulidentata (aardvark)
  • Proboscidea
  • Hyrocoidea (hyraxes)
  • Rhinoceridae (rhinoceroses)
  • Tapiridae
  • Equidae
  • Suidae and Tayassuidae (wild pigs, peccaries)
  • Hippopotamidae (hippopotamus)
  • Camelidae
  • Giraffidae
  • Tragulidae, Moschidae, and Cervidae
  • Bovidae (except sheep and goats) and Antilocapridae
  • Sheep, goats, and goat-like animals
  • General zoo and wild animal topics
  • Avian deflighting techniques
  • The use of computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in zoo animals
  • Gout in exotic animals
  • The EAZWV and AAZV infectious diseases notebooks
  • Update on iron overload in zoologic species
  • The Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine
  • A legal overview for zoologic medicine veterinarians
  • Minimally invasive surgery techniques
  • Conservation Medicine to One Health: the role of zoologic veterinarians
  • Recent updates for antemortem tuberculosis diagnostics in zoo animals
  • Updates on West Nile virus
  • Use of ultrasonography in wildlife species
  • Wildpro Multimedia
  • ISIS, MedARKS, ZIMS, and global sharing of medical information by zoologic institutions
  • Update on remote delivery and restraint equipment
  • Guidelines for the management of zoonotic diseases
  • Contraception
  • AAZV guidelines for zoo and aquarium veterinary medical programs and veterinary hospitals.