Gerald D. Schmidt & Larry S. Roberts' Foundations of Parasitology

by Roberts, Larry S.; Janovy, John

• ISBN13: 9780697424303
• ISBN10: 0697424308
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-07-01
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill College

Summary

Univ. of Miami, FL. Textbook for upper-division courses in general parasitology. Emphasizes principles, physiology, morphology and ecology of the major parasites of humans and domestic animals. Halftone illustrations with color plates. Previous edition: c1996.

Table of Contents

Preface	xvii
Introduction to Parasitology	1	(8)
Basic Principles and Concepts I: Parasite Ecology and Evolution	9	(12)
Basic Principles and Concepts II: Immunology and Pathology	21	(16)
Parasitic Protozoa: Form, Function, and Classification	37	(18)
Kinetoplasta: Trypanosomes and Their Kin	55	(28)
Other Flagellated Protozoa	83	(18)
The Amebas	101	(16)
Phylum Apicomplexa: Gregarines, Coccidia, and Related Organisms	117	(24)
Phylum Apicomplexa: Malaria Organisms and Piroplasms	141	(26)
Phylum Ciliophora: Ciliated Protistan Parasites	167	(6)
Phyla Microspora and Myxozoa: Parasites with Polar Filaments	173	(10)
The Mesozoa: Pioneers or Degenerates?	183	(6)
Introduction to the Phylum Platyhelminthes	189	(10)
Trematoda: Aspidobothrea	199	(8)
Trematoda: Form, Function, and Classification of Digeneans	207	(28)
Digeneans: Strigeiformes	235	(18)
Digeneans: Echinostomatiformes	253	(12)
Digeneans: Plagiorchiformes and Opisthorchiformes	265	(18)
Monogenea	283	(16)
Cestoidea: Form, Function, and Classification of the Tapeworms	299	(28)
Tapeworms	327	(28)
Phylum Nematoda: Form, Function, and Classification	355	(30)
Nematodes: Trichurida and Dioctophymatida, Enoplean Parasites	385	(14)
Nematodes: Rhabditida, Pioneering Parasites	399	(6)
Nematodes: Strongylida, Bursate Rhabditians	405	(14)
Nematodes: Ascaridida, Intestinal Large Roundworms	419	(14)
Nematodes: Oxyurida, the Pinworms	433	(6)
Nematodes: Spirurida, a Potpourri	439	(8)
Nematodes: Filaroidea, the Filarial Worms	447	(14)
Nematodes: Camallanina, the Guinea Worms and Others	461	(8)
Phylum Acanthocephala: Thorny-Headed Worms	469	(16)
Phylum Pentastomida: Tongue Worms	485	(8)
Phylum Arthropoda: Form, Function, and Classification	493	(22)
Parasitic Crustaceans	515	(24)
Parasitic Insects: Mallophaga and Anoplura, the Lice	539	(12)
Parasitic Insects: Hemiptera, the Bugs	551	(8)
Parasitic Insects: Siphonaptera, the Fleas	559	(12)
Parasitic Insects: Diptera, the Flies	571	(24)
Parasitic Insects: Strepsiptera, Hymenoptera, and Others	595	(12)
Parasitic Arachnids: Subclass Acari, the Ticks and Mites	607	(22)
Glossary	629	(18)
Index	647