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Record Nr.

UNINA9910583499803321

Autore

Cooper John E.

Titolo

Gorilla pathology and health / / John E. Cooper, Gordon Hull

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam, [Netherlands] : , : Academic Press, , 2017

©2017

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (667 pages)

Disciplina

599.884

Soggetti

Gorilla

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"With a Catalogue of Preserved Materials."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. The genus Gorilla: morphology, anatomy and the path to pathology / John E. Cooper -- 2. The growth of studies on primate pathology / John E. Cooper -- 3. Infectious disease and host responses / John E. Cooper -- 4. Noninfectious disease and host responses / John E. Cooper -- 5. Methods of investigation: observation, clinical examination and health monitoring / John E. Cooper -- 6. Methods of investigation: postmortem examination / John E. Cooper -- 7. Methods of investigation: sampling and laboratory tests / John E. Cooper -- 8. Nonspecific pathology / John E. Cooper -- 9. Skin and integument / John E. Cooper -- 10. Respiratory and cardiovascular systems / John E. Cooper -- 11. Alimentary tract and associated organs / John E. Cooper and Ian Redmond -- 12. Lymphoreticular and haemopoietic systems and allergic conditions / John E. Cooper -- 13. Urinary and reproductive systems / John E. Cooper -- 14. Musculoskeletal system / John E. Cooper -- 15. Nervous system and special senses / John E. Cooper -- 16. Endocrinological and associated conditions / John E. Cooper -- 17. Field studies in pathology and health monitoring / Jane Hooper, Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, Celsus Sente and Jenny Jaffe -- 18. Legal considerations / Margaret E. Cooper -- 19. Pathology, health and conservation: the way forward / John E. Cooper and Gordon Hull -- A catalogue of preserved materials / Gordon Hull.