Medicine of Australian mammals
"This book is the first comprehensive text on the medicine of Australian mammals. It presents the most current and up to date information available on the medical management of all taxa of Australian native mammals and is the single most important and useful, stand-alone text on this subject. The book is divided into two parts. The first includes chapters on general topics relevant to the medical management of captive and free-ranging Australian native mammals such as: veterinary considerations for the rescue, treatment, rehabilitation and release of
1 online resource (xiii, 686 pages) : illustrations, maps
9780643091504, 9780643097971, 9781283155427, 9780643099289, 9786613155429, 0643091505, 064309797X, 1283155427, 064309928X, 661315542X
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Print version:
1. Veterinary considerations for the rescue, treatment, rehabilitation and release of wildlife / Larry Vogelnest
2. Veterinary aspects of hand-rearing orphaned marsupials / Helen McCracken
3. Marine mammal strandings and the role of the veterinarian / Nick Gales, Rupert Woods and Larry Vogelnest
4. Wildlife health investigation and a guide to necropsy / Karrie Rose
5. Echidnas / David Middleton
6. Platypuses / Rosemary Booth and Joanne Connolly
7. Macropods / Larry Vogelnest and Tim Portas
8. Koalas / Wendy Blanshard and Kate Bodley
9. Wombats / Benn Bryant and Andrea Reiss
10. Dasyurids / Peter Holz
11. Numbats / Simone Vitali and Cree Monaghan
12. Gliders and possums / Robert Johnson and Susan Hemsley
13. Bandicoots and bilbies / Michael Lynch
14. Bats / Annabelle Olsson and Rupert Woods
15. Rodents / Andrew Breed and Paul Eden
16. Dingoes / Frances Hulst
17. Pinnipeds / Julie Barnes, Damien Higgins and Rachael Gray
18. Cetaceans / David Blyde and Larry Vogelnest
19. Dugongs / Rupert Woods, Philip Ladds and David Blyde
Appendix 1. Checklist of the mammals of Australia and its territories / Paul Andrew
Appendix 2. Guide to the identification of common parasites of Australian mammals / Dave Spratt, Ian Beveridge, Lee Skerratt and Richard Speare
English