Editors:
- About 30% more entries, comprising in depth essays and definitions
- More tables and high quality figures
- Covering all areas of veterinarian and human parasitology in alphabetical order
- Clearly structured essays with extensive cross-references between definitions and related articles
- Easy to use - information can easily be retrieved
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Table of contents (2331 entries)
About this book
Knowledge in the field of parasitology must be kept at a high level and up to date in order to fight a parasitosis as quickly and effectively as possible.
The third edition of the “Encyclopedia of Parasitology” contributes to these goals in several ways: the number of entries has been increased by about 30%, the content has been even more improved by adding more tables and figures. The extensive linking between definitions and essays facilitates information within a minimum of time.
More than 40 international contributors, who are well known specialists in their fields, give a comprehensive review of all parasites and therapeutic strategies in veterinarian and human parasitology.
The third edition is now presented as two volumes in A-Z format and additionally in an electronic online version.
Editors and Affiliations
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Institute of Zoomorphology and Parasitology, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
Heinz Mehlhorn
About the editor
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Encyclopedia of Parasitology
Editors: Heinz Mehlhorn
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27769-6
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Springer Reference Biomedicine and Life Sciences, Reference Module Biomedical and Life Sciences
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-27769-6Due: 11 February 2018
Number of Illustrations: 900 b/w illustrations
Topics: Medical Microbiology, Parasitology, Dermatology, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Zoology