ABSTRACT

When studying the effects of parasites on natural populations, the avian haematozoa fulfills many of the specifications of an ideal model. Featuring a multitude of tables and illustrations, Avian Malaria Parasites and Other Haemosporidia summarizes more than a century of research on bird haemosporidians. For a long time, bird blood parasites served as important models in studying human diseases. Although now largely replaced, the wealth of data and research remain. With chapters addressing life cycles and morphology, pathogenicity, ultrastructure, geographical distribution, and illustrated keys to all known species of the parasites, this book is a masterful assessment of the biology of bird haemosporidian parasites.

chapter |5 pages

Introduction

part |227 pages

General Section

chapter |7 pages

Brief Historical Summary

chapter |29 pages

Life Cycle and Morphology

chapter |19 pages

A Brief Outline of the Ultrastructure

chapter |32 pages

Pathogenicity

chapter |21 pages

Distribution

chapter |2 pages

Age Peculiarities of Bird Infection

chapter |3 pages

Relapses

chapter |1 pages

Peculiarities of Immunity

chapter |2 pages

Prevention and Treatment

chapter |3 pages

Taxonomy and Classification

chapter |14 pages

Origin and Phylogeny

chapter |2 pages

Practical Importance

chapter |12 pages

Methods of Collection and Investigation

part |616 pages

Systematic Section

chapter |5 pages

General Remarks