CRC Handbook of Marine Mammal Medicine

The CRC Handbook of Marine Mammal Medicine, Third Edition is a comprehensive scientific reference dedicated to marine mammal medicine and health, written by approximately 100 contributors recognized as leaders in their fields. It covers all aspects of marine mammal veterinary practice, with 45 chapters providing essential information on pathology, infectious diseases, medical treatment, anesthesia, surgery, husbandry, health assessment, species-specific medicine, and global health concerns. The book is richly illustrated in color and includes updated anatomical drawings and photographs. It is an essential guide for practitioners involved with marine mammals, including veterinarians, technicians, biological researchers, students, managers, keepers, curators, and trainers.

Format: Hardback
Length: 1124 pages
Publication date: 14 May 2018
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc

For three decades, this book has been recognized as the most respected scientific reference specifically devoted to marine mammal medicine and health. Written by approximately 100 contributors who are recognized globally as leaders in their respective fields, the CRC Handbook of Marine Mammal Medicine, Third Edition, continues to serve as the essential guide for all practitioners involved with marine mammals, including veterinarians, technicians, biological researchers, students, managers, keepers, curators, and trainers. The 45 chapters provide essential information for the practitioner on pathology, infectious diseases, medical treatment, anesthesia, surgery, husbandry, health assessment, species-specific medicine, medically pertinent anatomy and physiology, and global health concerns such as strandings, oil spills, and entanglements of marine mammals.

Covers all aspects of marine mammal veterinary practice.

Written by internationally acknowledged experts.

Adds new chapters on Ophthalmology, Dentistry, Ethics, Oil Spill Response, Health Assessments, Whale Entanglement Response, Dive Response, and Biotoxins.

Richly illustrated in color throughout the new edition, including updated anatomical drawings and extensive photographs of ocular lesions.

Provides guidance to websites that regularly present updated information and images pertinent to current marine mammal medicine, such as imaging and stranding network contacts.

Discusses ethics and animal welfare.

The book guides the reader through the veterinary care of cetaceans, pinnipeds, manatees, sea otters, and polar bears. In addition to summaries of current knowledge, chapters provide information on those digital resources and websites that present the latest information as it emerges in the field.

Weight: 3358g
Dimension: 227 x 286 x 53 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781498796873
Edition number: 3 New edition