Invertebrate Medicine 3rd Edition

The Definitive Guide to Invertebrate Medicine

This book is the definitive resource on husbandry and veterinary medicine in invertebrate species. Presented in full color for the first time, this comprehensive volume addresses the medical care and clinical condition of most important invertebrate species, providing authoritative information applicable to both in-human care and wild invertebrates.

Key Features

• Award-Winning: This book is a recipient of a prestigious longevity award for excellence in life sciences.
• Extensive Updates: The third edition contains approximately 200 new pages of expanded content, offering timely coverage of significant advances in invertebrate anesthesia, analgesia, diagnostic imaging, surgery, and welfare.
• Comprehensive Species Coverage: Provides biological data for 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 many other invertebrate groups.
• In-Depth Information: Includes updated chapters of reportable diseases, neoplasia, and a comprehensive formulary. The authors also discuss a range of topics relevant to invertebrate caretaking, including conservation, laws and regulations, euthanasia, diagnostic techniques, and sample handling.
• Rich Visuals: Features more than 400 full-color images and new contributions from leading veterinarians and specialists for each taxon.
• Broad Audience: An essential reference for practicing veterinarians, veterinary students, advanced hobbyists, aquarists and aquaculturists, and professional animal caretakers.