
A Checklist of Host-Parasite Interactions of the Order Crocodylia.
Title:
A Checklist of Host-Parasite Interactions of the Order Crocodylia.
Author:
Tellez, Marisa.
ISBN:
9780520957367
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (389 pages)
Series:
UC Publications in Zoology ; v.136
UC Publications in Zoology
Contents:
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Material and Methods -- Background Information -- Sources of Documentation -- Taxonomic Clarification of Hosts and Parasites -- Use of the Database -- Interpreting Crocodilian-Parasite Database -- Crocodilian-Parasite Database -- Family Alligatoridae -- Alligator mississippiensis -- Alligator sinensis -- Caiman crocodilus apaporiensis -- Caiman crocodilus chiapsius -- Caiman crocodilus crocodilus -- Caiman crocodilus fuscus -- Caiman latirostris -- Caiman yacare -- Melanosuchus niger -- Paleosuchus palpebrosus -- Paleosuchus trigonatus -- Family Crocodylidae -- Crocodylus acutus -- Crocodylus intermedius -- Crocodylus johnstoni -- Crocodylus mindorensis -- Crocodylus moreletii -- Crocodylus niloticus -- Crocodylus novaeguineae -- Crocodylus palustris -- Crocodylus porosus -- Crocodylus rhombifer -- Crocodylus siamensis -- Mecistops cataphractus -- Osteolaemus tetraspis -- Osteolaemus tetraspis osborni -- Osteolaemus tetraspis tetraspis -- Tomistoma schlegelii -- Family Gavialidae -- Gavialis gangeticus -- Unknown Crocodilian Species -- Parasite-Crocodilian Database -- Proteobacteria -- Sacromastigophora -- Heterokontophyta -- Apicomplexa -- Myxozoa -- Platyhelminthes -- Rotifera -- Acanthocephala -- Annelida -- Nematoda -- Arthropoda -- Host Specificity -- Conclusion -- Literature Cited -- Appendix -- Addendum.
Abstract:
Records of parasitism in crocodilians date back to the early 1800s, distributed among various types of published and unpublished materials. Analyzing parasite-host specificity, geographic distribution, and taxonomy can provide otherwise cryptic details about crocodilian ecology and evolution, as well as their local food web dynamics. This information is critical for improved conservation tactics for both crocodilians and their habitat. As climate change, anthropogenic conflict, and environmental pollution endanger crocodilian ecosystems, there is a need for organized information on crocodile, alligator, caiman, and gharial infectious diseases. This volume meets this need by delivering the first checklist of crocodilians and their parasites for researchers and scholars in biology, herpetology, and ecology in order to further the knowledge and study of crocodilian-parasite dynamics and improve our understanding of human impacts on ecosystems.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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