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Zusatztext "Why should Copeia's readers view Telford's monograph as a must-have for their private or university library? ? there is a commotion in the blood when parasite species compete and conspecific genotypes interact in complex ways! so reptiles provide useful models for studies of the ecology of parasites. The first step to enter this world is to identify the parasites. I have been asked many times how to do this and now Hemoparasites of the Reptilia provides a place for anyone to get started.The quality of this volume is superb! with the highest quality paper and printing. It is a pleasure to hold and peruse. ? With the publication of Hemoparasites of the Reptilia! herpetologists can readily identify the parasites and get started on new and intriguing research projects. The lifetime of research by Dr. Telford on display in this monograph should inspire generations of scholars to do just that."-Jos. J. Schall! Department of Biology! University of Vermont! Copeia! December 2012"Reptile blood parasites and Sam Telford are synonymous. After more than 45 years dedicated research in numerous countries on three continents the author has collated all his knowledge and expertise from over 10!000 positive blood smears in producing a reference book in this specialised area which will be the standard source of taxonomic data for decades?. Overall the volume describes more than 260 taxons (including descriptions of 8 new species) of which almost 170 are illustrated?. Sam Telford has produced a reference volume that will be the standard for decades to come and is unlikely to be surpassed. Every veterinarian! biologist! parasitologist and institution involved with reptile conservation! health and disease should have a copy available. This is an investment that no reference book-shelf can afford to be without."-Michael A Peirce! MP International Consultancy! East Sussex! UK Informationen zum Autor Jr. Telford, Sam R. Klappentext Covering plasmodiids! hemogregarines! and trypanosomes! this work contains host and geographic distribution! prevalence! life cycles and vectors! effects on the host! and the ecology of the host-parasite relationship. Zusammenfassung Covering plasmodiids, hemogregarines, and trypanosomes, this work contains host and geographic distribution, prevalence, life cycles and vectors, effects on the host, and the ecology of the host-parasite relationship. Inhaltsverzeichnis The Plasmodiid Parasites. The Hemogregarines. The Hemococcidia of Lizards. Kinetoplastida, Trypanosomidae. Piroplasmorida. Prokaryotic Parasites of Reptilian Blood Cells. Viral Infections of Circulating Blood Cells. References. Appendices....
