Biology, Medicine, and Surgery of Elephants

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Murray Fowler (Professor Emeritus of Zoological Medicine, University of California, Davis) Susan K. Mikota (Elephant Care International)

Biology, Medicine, and Surgery of Elephants

Murray Fowler (Professor Emeritus of Zoological Medicine, University of California, Davis), Susan K. Mikota (Elephant Care International)

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Wiley-Blackwell
12 September 2006

Veterinary surgery; Zoology: Mammals

Elephants are possibly the most well-known members of the animal kingdom. The enormous size, unusual anatomy, and longevity of elephants have fascinated humans for millenia. Biology, Medicine, and Surgery of Elephants serves as a comprehensive text on elephant medicine and surgery. Based on the expertise of 36 scientists and clinical veterinarians, this volume covers biology, husbandry, veterinary medicine and surgery of the elephant as known today.

Written by the foremost experts in the field

Comprehensively covers both Asian and African elephants

Complete with taxonomy, behavioral, geographical and systemic information

Well-illustrated and organized for easy reference

Edited by: Murray Fowler (Professor Emeritus of Zoological Medicine University of California Davis), Susan K. Mikota (Elephant Care International)
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 287mm, Width: 224mm, Spine: 36mm
Weight: 2.019kg
ISBN: 9780813806761
ISBN 10: 0813806763
Pages: 592
Publication Date: 12 September 2006
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Murray Fowler, DVM, is Professor Emeritus of Zoological Medicine at the School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California at Davis, Davis, CA. Most recently, he has been a part-time employee of Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey’s Circus. His previous publications include Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine, Fifth Edition (2003); Restraint and Handling of Wild and Domestic Animals (Blackwell Publishing, 1995); Medicine and Surgery of South American Camelids (Blackwell Publishing, 1998);and Biology, Medicine and Surgery of South American Wild Animals (Blackwell Publishing, 2001). Susan Mikota, DVM, is a co-founder and Director of Veterinary Programs and Research for Elephant Care International, the first nonprofit organization devoted to elephant healthcare. Her previous publications include Medical Management of Elephants (1994) and several book chapters on elephants.

Reviews for Biology, Medicine, and Surgery of Elephants

"""This is the only definitive text on these species and should be available at every institution that may be involved, even peripherally, with elephants."" Veterinary Pathology"