Comparative Mammalian Haematology: Cellular Components and Blood Coagulation of Captive Wild Mammals presents a critical review of the hematology of the vertebrates. It discusses the characteristics of blood components of primates; the features of the red cells of carnivores; and the different species of canine. The book covers the blood components of cats, monkeys, bears, mouse, horse, rhinoceros, pig, llama, boars, camels, and deer.
The book can provide useful information to hematologists, biologists, students, and researchers.

Contenu

Frontispiece
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Preface
Key to Abbreviations
Introduction
1 Comparative Hematology of the Vertebrates
2 Primates
3 The Carnivora
4 Perissodactyla
5 Artiodactyla
6 Other Mammalian Orders
Monotremata
Marsupialia
Edentata
Lagomorpha
Rodentia
Cetacea
Pinnipedia
Proboscidea
Appendix: Methodology
Author Index
Subject Index