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This well illustrated book provides an historical and unified overview of a century and a half of research on the development, life cycles, transmission and evolution of the nematodes found in vertebrates throughout the world. This second, expanded edition includes relevant data from some 450 new references that have appeared from 1989 to 1999. The volume includes nematode parasites of humans, domestic animals and wildlife including fish. After an introductory chapter outlining general principles, the author systematically describes the biological characteristics of the 27 superfamilies of nematodes, followed by families, subfamilies, genera and species.

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This volume is a republication in one volume of the 10 part CIH Keys to the Nematode Parasites of Vertebrates, first published between 1974 and 1983. For many years the ‘Keys’ have provided a working tool to those within the field and laboratory needing to know 'what is this worm?'. Now due to popular demand and to coincide with the long awaited publication of the supplement volume, the ‘Keys’ will be presented as one volume, refreshed and reformatted with the additional convenience of reordering in to superfamily. As an indispensable guide the ‘Keys’ shall continue to be an essential resource to those working within medical, veterinary and biological departments worldwide for many more years to come.

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