Invertebrate Medicine

Invertebrate Medicine, Second Edition offers a thorough
update to the most comprehensive book on invertebrate husbandry and
veterinary care. Including pertinent biological data for
invertebrate species, the book's emphasis is on providing
state-of-the-art information on medicine and the clinical
condition. Invertebrate Medicine, Second Edition is an
invaluable guide to the medical care of both captive and wild
invertebrate animals.

Coverage includes sponges, jellyfish, anemones, corals,
mollusks, starfish, sea urchins, crabs, crayfish, lobsters, shrimp,
hermit crabs, spiders, scorpions, and many more, with chapters
organized by taxonomy. New chapters provide information on reef
systems, honeybees, butterfly houses, conservation, welfare, and
sources of invertebrates and supplies. Invertebrate Medicine,
Second Edition is an essential resource for veterinarians in
zoo animal, exotic animal and laboratory animal medicine; public
and private aquarists; and aquaculturists.

Autorentext

THE EDITOR
Gregory A. Lewbart, MS, VMD, Dipl. ACZM, is Professor of Aquatic Animal Medicine in the Department of Clinical Sciences at the??College of Veterinary Medicine at??North Carolina State University.

Zusammenfassung
Invertebrate Medicine, Second Edition offers a thorough update to the most comprehensive book on invertebrate husbandry and veterinary care. Including pertinent biological data for invertebrate species, the book's emphasis is on providing state-of-the-art information on medicine and the clinical condition. Invertebrate Medicine, Second Edition is an invaluable guide to the medical care of both captive and wild invertebrate animals. Coverage includes sponges, jellyfish, anemones, corals, mollusks, starfish, sea urchins, crabs, crayfish, lobsters, shrimp, hermit crabs, spiders, scorpions, and many more, with chapters organized by taxonomy. New chapters provide information on reef systems, honeybees, butterfly houses, conservation, welfare, and sources of invertebrates and supplies. Invertebrate Medicine, Second Edition is an essential resource for veterinarians in zoo animal, exotic animal and laboratory animal medicine; public and private aquarists; and aquaculturists.

Inhalt

Contributors ix

Foreword xi
Bernard Vallat

Preface xiii
Gregory A. Lewbart

Acknowledgments xv

Chapter 1. Introduction 3
Gregory A. Lewbart

Chapter 2. Sponges 7
Gregory A. Lewbart

Chapter 3. Coelenterates 21
Michael K. Stoskopf

Chapter 4. Coral Reef Aquarium Husbandry and Health 57
Wade Lehmann

Chapter 5. Turbellarians 77
Michael S. Bodri

Chapter 6. Gastropods 95
Roxanna Smolowitz

Chapter 7. Cephalopods 113
Joseph M. Scimeca

Chapter 8. Bivalves 127
Jay F. Levine, Mac Law, and Flavio Corsin

Chapter 9. Annelids 153
Gregory A. Lewbart

Chapter 10. Horseshoe Crabs 173
Stephen A. Smith

Chapter 11. Spiders 187
Romain Pizzi

Chapter 12. Scorpions 223
Fredric L. Frye

Chapter 13. Crustaceans 235
Edward J. Noga, Amy L. Hancock, and Robert A. Bullis

Chapter 14. Myriapods (Centipedes and Millipedes) 255
John R. Chitty

Chapter 15. Insects 267
John E. Cooper

Chapter 16. Honeybees 285
Nicolas Vidal-Naquet

Chapter 17. Butterfl y Houses 323
John E. Cooper and Daniel S. Dombrowski

Chapter 18. Nematodes 335
Michael S. Bodri

Chapter 19. Chaetognaths (Arrowworms) 355
Laura Foster

Chapter 20. Echinoderms 365
Craig A. Harms

Chapter 21. Urochordates 381
Robert S. Bakal and Gregory A. Lewbart

Chapter 22. Diagnostic Techniques and Sample Handling 389
Ilze K. Berzins, Roxanna M. Smolowitz, and Gregory A. Lewbart

Chapter 23. Laws, Rules, and Regulating Agencies for Invertebrates: U.S. and International 401
Daniel S. Dombrowski and Margaret E. Cooper

Chapter 24. Neoplasia 431
Esther C. Peters, Roxanna M. Smolowitz, and Taylor L. Reynolds

Chapter 25. Euthanasia 441
Michael J. Murray

Chapter 26. Invertebrate Animal Welfare 445
Trevor T. Zachariah

Chapter 27. Invertebrate Health Issues in Conservation 451
Timothy R. New

Chapter 28. Sources of Invertebrates and Supplies 463
Larry S. Christian

Chapter 29. Reportable Diseases of Invertebrates 471
Gregory A. Lewbart

Index 473