{PDF} Biology, Medicine, and Surgery of South American Wild Animals

Biology, Medicine and Surgery of South American Wild Animals examines the medicine and treatment of animals specific to South America. It discusses topics dealing with diseases and biology topics. In addition, the animals studied are broken down into family and genus, using both English and Spanish names.
The book is liberally illustrated and contains references for further reading as well as the contributions of regional experts on the animals covered.
Content:
Chapter 1 Class Amphibia (Amphibians): Frogs, Toads (pages 1?8): Sergio Rangel Pinheiro
Chapter 2 Class Reptilia, Order Crocodilia (Crocodilians): Caimans, Crocodiles (pages 9?14): Flavio de Barros Molina
Chapter 3 Class Reptilia, Order Chelonia (Testudinata) (Chelonians): Turtles, Tortoises (pages 15?31): Flavio de Barros Molina, Eliana Reiko Matushima and Margarita Mas
Chapter 4 Class Reptilia, Order Squamata, (Lizards): Iguanas, Tegus (pages 31?39): Flavio de Barros Molina and Teresa L. Lightfoot
Chapter 5 Class Reptilia, Order Squamata (Ophidia): Snakes (pages 40?50): Luiz Roberto Francisco, Kathleen Fernandes Grego and Margarita Mas
Chapter 6 Order Sphenisciformes (Penguins) (pages 51?64): Gene S. Fowler and Murray E. Fowler
Chapter 7 Order Rheiformes (Rheas) (pages 65?71): Alejandro Scataglini, Marcela V. Torti and Isau Gouveia Arantes
Chapter 8 Order Tinamiformes (Tinamous) (pages 72?80): Luis Fabio Silveira, Elizabeth Hofling, Maria Estela Gaglianone Moro, Adjair Antonio do Nascimento and Isau Gouveia Arantes
Chapter 9 Order Ciconiiformes (Herons, Storks, Ibises) (pages 81?94): Priscilla Prudente do Amaral, Jose Heitzmann Fontenelle, Luiz Francisco Sanfilippo and Luciano Antunes Barros
Chapter 10 Order Phoenicopteriformes (Flamingos) (pages 95?102): Murray E. Fowler
Chapter 11 Order Anseriformes (Ducks, Geese, Swans) (pages 103?114): Luis Fabio Silveira and Murray E. Fowler
Chapter 12 Order Falconiformes (Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Vultures) (pages 115?124): Juan Carlos Chebez and Roberto F. Aguilar
Chapter 13 Order Strigiformes (Owls) (pages 125?132): Murray E. Fowler
Chapter 14 Order Gruiformes (Sun Bitterns, Trumpeters, Rails) (pages 133?135): Marcia Cziulik
Chapter 15 Order Galliformes, Family Cracidae (pages 136?138): Roberto Motta de Avelar Azeredo, James G.P. Simpson and Lucia Paolinelli Barros
Chapter 16 Order Columbiformes (Pigeons, Doves) (pages 139?145): Luiz Francisco Sanfilippo and Karin Werther
Chapter 17 Order Psittaciformes (Parrots, Macaws, Conures) (pages 146?173): Neiva M. Robaldo Guedes, Pedro Neto Scherer, Aulus Cavalieri Carciofi, Karin Werther, Iara Biasia, Attilio A. Giovanardi and Maria de Lourdes Cavalheiro
Chapter 18 Order Trochiliiformes (Hummingbirds) (pages 174?179): Kathryn A. Orr and Murray E. Fowler
Chapter 19 Order Piciformes (Toucans, Woodpeckers) (pages 180?199): Sandra Bos Mikich, Jerry Jennings and Zalmir S. Cubas
Chapter 20 Order Passeriformes (Songbirds) (pages 200?209): Marta Brito Guimaraes and Silvia Neri Godoy
Chapter 21 Order Marsupialia (Opossums) (pages 211?218): Murray E. Fowler
Chapter 22 Order Chiroptera (Bats) (pages 219?224): Carlos Esberard and Luciana Hardt Gomes
Chapter 23 Order Rodentia (Rodents) (pages 225?237): Jose Ricardo Pachaly, Alexandra Acco, Rogerio Ribas Lange, Tatiana Monreal Ramos Nogueira, Marcia Furlan Nogueira and Elza Maria Galvao Ciffoni
Chapter 24 Order Xenarthra (Edentata) (Sloths, Armadillos, Anteaters) (pages 238?255): Antonio Messias?Costa, Ana Maria Beresca, Katia Cassaro, Lilian de Stefani Munao Diniz and Carlos Esberard
Chapter 25 Order Primates (Primates) (pages 256?278): Anthony B. Rylands, Claudio Valladares?Padua, Roberto da Rochae Silva, Jose Luiz Catao?Dias, Alcides Pissinatti and Marcelo Alcindo de Barros Vaz Guimaraes
Chapter 26 Order Carnivora, Family Canidae (Dogs, Foxes, Maned Wolves) (pages 279?290): Cecilia Pessutti, Maria Emilia Bodini Santiago and Laura Teodoro Fernandes Oliveira
Chapter 27 Order Carnivora, Family Felidae (Cats) (pages 291?316): Tadeu Gomes de Oliveira, Eduardo Eizirik, Peter G. Crawshaw, Cristina Harumi Adania, Marcelo da Silva Gomes, Wanderlei Moraes de, Jean Carlos Ramos Silva, Nei Moreira, Ronaldo Goncalves Morato, Regina C. R. Paz and Rosana Nogueira de Morais
Chapter 28 Order Carnivora, Family Procyonidae (Raccoons, Kinkajous) (pages 317?322): Adriana Sampaio Labate, Adauto Luis Veloso Nunes and Marcelo da Silva Gomes
Chapter 29 Order Carnivora, Family Mustelidae (pages 323?331): Tatiana Lucena Pimentel, Marcelo Lima Reis and Ana Silvia M. Passerino
Chapter 30 Orders Cetacea and Pinnipedia (Whales, Dolphins, Seals, Fur Seals, Sea Lions) (pages 332?351): Fernando Cesar Weber Rosas, Artur Andriolo and Tatiana Lucena Pimentel
Chapter 31 Order Sirenia (Manatees, Dugongs, Sea Cows) (pages 352?362): Fernando Cesar Weber Rosas and Tatiana Lucena Pimentel
Chapter 32 Order Perissodactyla, Family Tapiridae (Tapirs) (pages 363?376): Emilia Patricia Medici, Adauto Luis Veloso Nunes, Paulo Rogerio Mangini and Jose Roberto Vaz Ferreira
Chapter 33 Order Artiodactyla, Family Tayassuidae (Peccaries) (pages 377?391): Teresa Cristina Castellano Margarido and Paulo Rogerio Mangini
Chapter 34 Order Artiodactyla, Family Camelidae (Guanacos, Vicunas) (pages 392?401): P. Walter Bravo and Murray E. Fowler
Chapter 35 Order Artiodactyla, Family Cervidae (Deer) (pages 402?422): Jose Mauricio Barbanti Duarte, Mariano Lisandro Merino, Susana Gonzalez, Aduato Luis Veloso Nunes, Joaquim Mansano Garcia, Matias Pablo Juan Szabo, Jose Rodrigo Pandolfi, Isau Gouveia Arantes, Adjair Antonio do Nascimento, Rosangela Zacarias Machado, Joao Pessoa Araujo, Jose Luiz Catao?Dias, Karin Werther, Jose Eduardo Garcia, Raul Jose da Silva Girio and Eliana Reiko Matushima
Chapter 36 Nutrition and Nutritional Problems in Wild Animals (pages 425?436): Aulus Cavalieri Carciofi and Carlos Eduardo do Prado Saad
Chapter 37 Ophthalmology (pages 437?456): Fabiano Montiani?Ferreira
Chapter 38 The Oral Cavity (pages 457?463): Jose Ricardo Pachaly and Marco Antonio Gioso
Chapter 39 Ultrasonography in South American Wild Animals (pages 464?474): Alessandra Quaggio Augusto
Chapter 40 Interspecific Allometric Scaling (pages 475?481): Jose Ricardo Pachaly, Harald Fernando and Vicente de Brito
Chapter 41 Pests and Nuisance Animals in Zoological Parks (pages 482?492): Zalmir S. Cubas
Chapter 42 Wild Animals and Public Health (pages 493?499): Sandra Helena Ramiro Correa and Estevao de Camargo Passos
Chapter 43 Laboratory Support in Wild Animal Medicine (pages 500?505): Nadia Regina Pereira Almosny and Leonilda Correia dos Santos