TY - BOOK AU - Roberts, Larry S. AU - Janovy, Jr, John AU - Nadler, Steve AU - Schmidt, Gerald D. TI - Gerald D. Schmidt & Larry S. Roberts' foundations of parasitology SN - 9780071326414 AV - QL757.R58 2013 PY - 2013/// CY - Boston : PB - McGraw-Hill Higher Education, KW - Parasitology N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; CONTENTS 1. Introduction to parasitology -- 2. Basic principles and concepts I: Parasite systematics, ecology, and evolution -- 3. Basic principles and concepts II: Immunology and pathology -- 4. Parasitic protozoa: form, function, and classification -- 5. Kinetoplasta: Trypanosomes and their kin -- 6. Other flagellated Protozoa -- 7. The Amebas -- 8. Phylum Apicomplexa: Gregarines, Coccidia, and related organisms -- 9. Phylum Apicomplexa: Malaria organisms and piroplasms -- 10. Phylum Ciliophora: Ciliated Protistan parasites -- 11. Microsporida and Myxozoa: parasites with polar filaments -- 12. The Mesozoa: pioneers or degenerates? -- 13. Introduction to Phylum Platyhelminthes -- 14. Trematoda: Aspidobothrea -- 15. Trematoda: form, function, and classification of Digeneans -- 16. Digeneans: Strigeiformes -- 17. Digeneans: Echinostomatiformes -- 18. Digeneans: Plagiorchiformes and Opisthorchiformes -- 19. Monogenoidea -- 20. Cestoidea: form, function, and classification of the tapeworms -- 21. Tapeworms -- 22. Phylum Nematoda: form, function, and classification -- 23. Nematodes: Trichurida and Dioctophymatida, Enoplean parasites -- 24. Nematodes: Rhabditida, pioneering parasites -- 25. Nematodes: Strongylida, Bursate Rhabditians -- 26. Nematodes: Ascaridida, intestinal large roundworms -- 27. Nematodes: Oxyurida, the Pinworms -- 28. Nematodes: Spirurida, a potpourri -- 29. Nematodes: Filaroidea, the Filarial worms -- 30. Nematodes: Camallanina, the Guinea worms and others -- 31. Phylum Nematomorpha, Hairworms -- 32. Phylum Acanthocephala: Thorny-headed worms -- 33. Phylum Arthropoda: form, function, and classification -- 34. Parasitic Crustaceans -- 35. Phylum Pentastomida: Tongue worms -- 36. Parasitic insects: Mallophaga and Anoplura, the Lice -- 37. Parasitic insects: Hemiptera, the bugs -- 38. Parasitic insects: Siphonaptera, the Fleas -- 39. Parasitic insects: Diptera, the Flies -- 40. Parasitic insects: Strepsiptera, Hymenoptera, and others -- 41. Parasitic Arachnids: Subclass Acari, the Ticks and Mites ER -