Invertebrate Medicine

Invertebrate Medicine is the ultimate guide to husbandry and veterinary care for invertebrate species, covering both in-human and wild animals. The third edition includes new information and knowledge on anesthesia, analgesia, diagnostic imaging, surgery, and welfare, with updated chapters on crustaceans, jellyfish, corals, honeybees, and a state-of-the-science formulary.

Format: Hardback
Length: 752 pages
Publication date: 17 March 2022
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Invertebrate Medicine, a groundbreaking work in full color, presents the ultimate guide to husbandry and veterinary care for invertebrate species. This comprehensive volume, spanning both in-human and wild invertebrates, offers authoritative insights applicable to a wide range of medical situations. It delves into the medical well-being and clinical conditions of numerous significant invertebrate groups, including sponges, jellyfish, anemones, snails, sea hares, corals, cuttlefish, squid, octopuses, clams, oysters, crabs, crayfish, lobsters, shrimp, hermit crabs, spiders, scorpions, horseshoe crabs, honey bees, butterflies, beetles, sea stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, various worms, and numerous other invertebrate groups.

The third edition of Invertebrate Medicine has undergone a thorough revision, incorporating extensive new information and knowledge across its chapters. This edition ensures timely coverage of significant advancements in invertebrate anesthesia, analgesia, diagnostic imaging, surgery, and welfare. New and updated chapters have been introduced, encompassing recent publications on crustaceans, jellyfish, corals, honeybees, and a state-of-the-art formulary. Moreover, the authors have addressed a diverse range of topics pertinent to invertebrate caretaking, including conservation, laws and regulations, euthanasia, diagnostic techniques, and sample handling.

Edited by a renowned veterinarian and esteemed expert in the field, Invertebrate Medicine, Third Edition, serves as a comprehensive reference to all aspects of invertebrate medicine. With approximately 200 new pages of expanded content, this edition boasts an impressive collection of over 400 full-color images, contributed by leading veterinarians and specialists for each taxon. Furthermore, it includes updated chapters on reportable diseases, neoplasia, sources of invertebrates and supplies, and a comprehensive formulary.

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Weight: 2062g
Dimension: 225 x 284 x 36 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781119569435
Edition number: 3rd Edition