Invertebrate Medicine

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

The extensively revised third edition  contains new information and knowledge throughout, offering timely  coverage of significant advances in invertebrate anesthesia, analgesia,  diagnostic imaging, surgery, and welfare. New and updated chapters  incorporate recent publications on species including crustaceans,  jellyfishes, corals, honeybees, and a state-of-the-science formulary. In  this edition, the authors also discuss a range of topics relevant to  invertebrate caretaking including conservation, laws and regulations,  euthanasia, diagnostic techniques, and sample handling. Edited by a  leading veterinarian and expert in the field, Invertebrate Medicine,  Third Edition:
Provides a comprehensive reference to all aspects  of invertebrate medicine Offers approximately 200 new pages of expanded  content Features more than 400 full color images and new contributions  from leading veterinarians and specialists for each taxon Includes  updated chapters of reportable diseases, neoplasia, sources of  invertebrates and supplies, and a comprehensive formulary  
The  standard reference text in the field, Invertebrate Medicine, Third  Editionis essential reading for practicing veterinarians, veterinary  students, advanced hobbyists, aquarists and aquaculturists, and  professional animal caretakers in zoo animal, exotic animal, and  laboratory animal medicine.