Description
Field Manual of Wildlife Diseases: General Field Procedures and Diseases of Birds presents practical, current information and insights about wild bird illnesses and the procedures to follow when ill birds are found or epidemics occur. Parasites, viruses, bacteria, and fungi are component parts of the ecosystems in which wildlife are found, but do not necessarily cause disease: Millennia of coevolution have engendered a modus vivendi that assures the survival of both host and parasite populations. Then why the ten thousand sick and dying birds? Ecosystems are changing. Section1 of the Manual provides information about general field procedures. Sections 2 through 5 describe various bird diseases. Sections 6 and 7 provide information about toxins that affect birds, and Section 8 describes miscellaneous diseases and hazards that affect birds. Manual lists institutions and laboratories that offer diagnostic services; sources of supplies for collecting, preserving, and shipping specimens; and it contains color illustrations for dissection.
- Milton Friend. Technical editor.
- J. Christian Franson. Technical editor.
- Publication date (digital version): 2012-08 – USGS: Science for a changing world.
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