By Carter T. Atkinson, Nancy J. Thomas and, D. Bruce Hunter
Parasitic Diseases of Wild Birds PDF provides thorough coverage of major parasite groups affecting wild bird species. Broken into four sections covering protozoa, helminths, leeches, and arthropod parasites, this volume provides reviews of the history, disease, epizootiology, pathology, and population impacts caused by parasitic disease. Taking a unique approach that focuses on the effects of the parasites on the host,Parasitic Diseases of Wild Birds fills a unique niche in animal health literature.
Thorough coverage of key parasite groups affecting wild birds
Succinctly reviews history, disease, epizootiology, pathology, and population impacts of parasitic diseases
Focuses on the effects of parasites on the host
Fulfills unique niche in animal health literature
Table of Contents
Preface vii
Contributors ix
Section I Introduction
1. Parasitism: Costs and Effects 3 Gary A. Wobeser
Section II Protozoa
2. Haemoproteus 13 Carter T. Atkinson
3. Avian Malaria 35 Carter T. Atkinson
4. Leucocytozoonosis 54 Donald J. Forrester and Ellis C. Greiner
5. Isospora, Atoxoplasma, and Sarcocystis 108 Ellis C. Greiner
6. Trichomonosis 120 Donald J. Forrester and Garry W. Foster
7. Histomonas 154 William R. Davidson
8. Eimeria 162 Michael J. Yabsley
9. Disseminated Visceral Coccidiosis in Cranes 181 Marilyn G. Spalding, James W. Carpenter, and Meliton N. Novilla
10. Cryptosporidium 195 David S. Lindsay and Byron L. Blagburn
11. Toxoplasma 204 J. P. Dubey
Section III Helminths
12. Trematodes 225 Jane E. Huffman
13. Schistosomes 246 Jane E. Huffman and Bernard Fried
14. Cestodes 261 J. Daniel McLaughlin
15. Acanthocephala 277 Dennis J. Richardson and Brent B. Nickol
16. Eustrongylidosis 289 Marilyn G. Spalding and Donald J. Forrester
17. Trichostrongylus 316 Daniel M. Tompkins
18. Dispharynx, Echinuria, and Streptocara 326 Ramon A. Carreno
19. Tracheal Worms 343 M. A. Fernando and John R. Barta
20. Amidostomum and Epomidiostomum 355 Alan M. Fedynich and Nancy J. Thomas
21. Tetrameridosis 376 John M. Kinsella and Donald J. Forrester
22. Avioserpensosis 384 John M. Kinsella
23. Heterakis and Ascaridia 388 Alan M. Fedynich
24. Ascaridoid Nematodes: Contracaecum, Porrocaecum, and Baylisascaris 413 Hans-Peter Fagerholm and Robin M. Overstreet
25. Diplotriaena, Serratospiculum, and Serratospiculoides 434 Mauritz C. Sterner III and Rebecca A. Cole
26. Filarioid Nematodes 439 Cheryl M. Bartlett
27. Capillarid Nematodes 463 Michael J. Yabsley
Section IV Leeches
28. Leech Parasites of Birds 501 Ronald W. Davies, Fredric R. Govedich, and William E. Moser
Section V Arthropods
29. Phthiraptera, the Chewing Lice 515 Dale H. Clayton, Richard J. Adams, and Sarah E. Bush
30. Acariasis 527 Danny B. Pence
31. Black Flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) 537 Douglas C. Currie and D. Bruce Hunter
