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Concepts in Animal Parasitology Textbook




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This is an open access textbook covering concepts in animal parasitology. It is meant to be used by students, teachers, professors, researchers, and members of the public who are interested in learning about animal parasite biology, systematics, taxonomy, zoogeography, and ecology. The primary intended audience is upper-level undergraduate or graduate university students who have knowledge of basic biology and, particularly, basic animal biology.

One of the most fascinating things that a person can experience in the complex realm of biology is the discovery of an animal living inside another animal. If this discovery takes place at an early enough stage in the development of a young person’s view of the world, that is, before the rules and regulations of what of society thinks, and before what is good and what is bad are perfused into a learner’s mind, the first discovery of living-motile trematode worms living inside the lungs of a frog or of tapeworms inhabiting the gut of a rodent can be exhilarating and a positively unforgettable experience. The questions that arise when these kinds of animals are encountered for the first time are innumerable and, if answered carefully and perhaps fully, may lead to more and more questions, and hopefully, more and more answers.

In five parts:
Part I: INTRODUCTORY CONCEPTS
Part II: PROTOZOA, MYXOZOA, MESOZOA
Part III: ENDOPARASITIC PLATYHELMINTHS
Part IV: NEMATA, NEMATOMORPHA, ACANTHOCEPHALA, PENTASTOMIDA
Part V: ECTOPARASITES

Citation:
Concepts in Animal Parasitology. 2024. Scott L. Gardner and Sue Ann Gardner, editors. Zea Books, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States, https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/zeabook/160. Whole book doi: 10.32873/unl.dc.ciap070

ISBN: 978-1-60962-306-7

License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 International

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Scott L. Gardner and Sue Ann Gardner

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Chapter 01: Introduction to Animal Parasitology, Scott L. Gardner, Daniel R. Brooks, and Klaus Rohde

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Chapter 02: Phylogenetic Systematics in Parasitology, Anindo Choudhury

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Chapter 03: Helminth Identification and Diagnostics: Basic Molecular Techniques, Anindo Choudhury and Scott L. Gardner

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Chapter 04: Hosts, Reservoirs, and Vectors, Matthew G. Bolek, Kyle D. Gustafson, and Gabriel J. Langford

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Chapter 05: Life Cycles, Matthew G. Bolek, Kyle D. Gustafson, and Gabriel J. Langford

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Chapter 06: Behavioral Parasitology, Megan Wise de Valdez

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Chapter 07: Biostatistics for Parasitologists: A Painless Introduction, Jenő Reiczigel, Marco Marozzi, Fábián Ibolya, and Lajos Rózsa

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Chapter 08: Distributional Ecology of Parasites, A. Townsend Peterson

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Chapter 09: The Coccidia Proper: Important Apicomplexa Other than Haemoprotozoa, Donald W. Duszynski

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Chapter 10: Haemosporida (Order): The “Malaria Parasites”, Susan L. Perkins and Spencer C. Galen

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Chapter 11: Trypanosoma (Genus), Ana Maria Jansen, Samanta C. Chagas Xavier, and André Luiz Rodrigues Roque

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Chapter 12: Leishmania (Genus) and Leishmaniasis, Mary Ann McDowell and Jennifer Robichaud

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Chapter 13: Myxozoa (Subphylum), Terrence L. Miller

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Chapter 14: Mesozoa (Phylum Dicyemida and Phylum Orthonecta), Sarah R. Catalano

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Chapter 15: Introduction to Endoparasitic Platyhelminths (Phylum Platyhelminthes), Larry S. Roberts, John J. Janovy Jr., Steven A. Nadler, and Scott L. Gardner

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Chapter 16: Introduction to Cestodes (Class Cestoda), Scott L. Gardner

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Chapter 17: Introduction to Cyclophyllidea Beneden in Braun, 1900 (Order), Scott L. Gardner

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Chapter 18: Taenia (Genus), Sumiya Ganzorig and Scott L. Gardner

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Chapter 19: Echinococcus (Genus), Akira Ito and Scott L. Gardner

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Chapter 20: Proteocephalidae La Rue, 1911 (Family), Tomáš Scholz and Roman L. Kuchta

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Chapter 21: Bothriocephalidea Kuchta et al., 2008 (Order), Jorge Falcón-Ordaz and Luis García-Prieto

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Chapter 22: Diphyllobothriidea Kuchta et al., 2008 (Order): The Broad Tapeworms, Tomáš Scholz and Roman L. Kuchta

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Chapter 23: Trypanorhyncha Diesing, 1863 (Order), Francisco Zaragoza-Tapia and Scott Monks

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Chapter 24: Cathetocephalidea Schmidt and Beveridge, 1990 (Order), Luis García-Prieto, Omar Lagunas-Calvo, Brenda Atziri García-García, and Berenice Adán-Torres

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Chapter 25: Diphyllidea van Beneden in Carus, 1863 (Order), Luis García-Prieto, Brenda Atziri García-García, Omar Lagunas-Calvo, and Berenice Adán-Torres

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Chapter 26: Lecanicephalidea Hyman, 1951 (Order), Luis García-Prieto, Berenice Adán-Torres, Omar Lagunas-Calvo, and Brenda Atziri García-García

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Chapter 27: Litobothriidea Dailey, 1969 (Order), Luis García-Prieto, Berenice Adán-Torres, Brenda Atziri García-García, and Omar Lagunas-Calvo

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Chapter 28: Phyllobothriidea Caira et al., 2014 (Order), Brenda Atziri García-García, Omar Lagunas-Calvo, Berenice Adán-Torres, and Luis García-Prieto

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Chapter 29: Rhinebothriidea Healy et al., 2009 (Order), Omar Lagunas-Calvo, Brenda Atziri García-García, Berenice Adán-Torres, and Luis García-Prieto

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Chapter 30: Relics of “Tetraphyllidea” van Beneden, 1850 (Order), Berenice Adán-Torres, Omar Lagunas-Calvo, Brenda Atziri García-García, and Luis García-Prieto

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Chapter 31: Amphilinidea Poche 1922 (Order), Klaus Rohde

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Chapter 32: Gyrocotylidea (Order): The Most Primitive Group of Tapeworms, Willi E. R. Xylander and Klaus Rohde

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Chapter 33: Aspidogastrea (Subclass), Klaus Rohde

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Chapter 34: Introduction to Diplostomida Olson et al., 2003 (Order), Lucrecia Acosta Soto, Bernard Fried, and Rafael Toledo

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Chapter 35: Aporocotylidae (Family): Fish Blood Flukes, Russell Q.-Y. Yong

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Chapter 36: Introduction to Plagiorchiida La Rue, 1957 (Order), Rafael Toledo, Bernard Fried, and Lucrecia Acosta Soto

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Chapter 37: Bivesiculata Olson et al., 2003 (Suborder): Small, Rare, but Important, Thomas H. Cribb and Scott C. Cutmore

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Chapter 38: Echinostomata La Rue, 1926 (Suborder), Rafael Toledo, Bernard Fried, and Lucrecia Acosta Soto

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Chapter 39: Haplosplanchnata Olson et al., 2003 (Suborder): Two Hosts with Half the Guts, Daniel C. Huston

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Chapter 40: Hemiurata Skrjabin & Guschanskaja, 1954 (Suborder), Lucrecia Acosta Soto, Bernard Fried, and Rafael Toledo

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Chapter 41: Monorchiata Olson et al., 2003 (Suborder): Two Families Separated by Salinity, Nicholas Q.-X. Wee

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Chapter 42: Opisthorchis (Genus), Sue Ann Gardner

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Chapter 43: Allocreadiidae Looss, 1902 (Family), Gerardo Pérez-Ponce de León, David Iván Hernández-Mena, and Brenda Solórzano-García

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Chapter 44: Haematoloechidae Odening, 1964 (Family), Virginia León-Règagnon

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Chapter 45: Lecithodendriidae Lühe, 1901 (Family), Jeffrey M. Lotz

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Chapter 46: Opecoelidae Ozaki, 1925 (Family): The Richest Trematode Family, Storm B. Martin

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Chapter 47: Summary of the Digenea (Subclass): Insights and Lessons from a Prominent Parasitologist, Robin M. Overstreet

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Chapter 48: Introduction to Endoparasitic Nematodes (Phylum Nemata), Scott L. Gardner

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Chapter 49: Trichuroidea and Trichinelloidea (Superfamilies), María del Rosario Robles and Rocío Callejón Fernández

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Chapter 50: Ascaridoidea (Superfamily): Large Intestinal Nematodes, Larry S. Roberts, John J. Janovy Jr., Steven A. Nadler, and Scott L. Gardner

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Chapter 51: Heterakoidea (Superfamily): Cosmopolitan Gut-Dwelling Parasites of Tetrapods, F. Agustín Jiménez-Ruiz

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Chapter 52: Oxyurida (Order): Pinworms, Haylee J. Weaver

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Chapter 53: Spirurida (Order), Valentin Radev

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Chapter 54: Camallanina (Suborder): Guinea Worm and Related Nematodes, Anindo Choudhury

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Chapter 55: Filarioidea (Superfamily), Juliana Notarnicola

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Chapter 56: Strongyloidea and Trichostrongyloidea (Superfamilies): Bursate Nematodes, Larry S. Roberts, John J. Janovy Jr., Steven A. Nadler, Valentin Radev, and Scott L. Gardner

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Chapter 57: Nematomorpha (Phylum): Horsehair Worms, Matthew G. Bolek and Ben Hanelt

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Chapter 58: Acanthocephala (Phylum), Scott Monks

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Chapter 59: Pentastomida: Endoparasitic Arthopods, Chris T. McAllister

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Chapter 60: Monogenea (Class), Griselda Pulido-Flores

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Chapter 61: Transversotremata (Suborder): Ectoparasitic Trematodes, Scott C. Cutmore and Thomas H. Cribb

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Chapter 62: Hirudinia (Class): Parasitic Leeches, Alejandro Oceguera-Figueroa and Sebastian Kvist

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Chapter 63: Siphonaptera (Order): Fleas, Marcela Lareschi

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Chapter 64: Phthiraptera (Order): Lice, Lajos Rózsa and Haylee J. Weaver

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Chapter 65: Triatominae (Subfamily): Kissing Bugs, Sue Ann Gardner

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Chapter 66: Acari (Order): Ticks, Darci Moraes Barros-Battesti, Valeria Castilho Onofrio, and Filipe Dantas-Torres

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Chapter 66: Acari (Order): Ticks -- Keys to the Ticks, Darci Moraes Barros-Battesti, Valeria Castilho Onofrio, and Filipe Dantas-Torres

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Chapter 66: Acari (Order): Ticks -- List of Tick Species, Darci Moraes Barros-Battesti, Valeria Castilho Onofrio, and Filipe Dantas-Torres

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Chapter 67: Acari (Order): Mites, David Evans Walter, Gerald W. Krantz, and Evert E. Lindquist

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Chapter 69: A Short Introduction to Marine Parasitology: Marine Parasites of Economic and Medical Importance, Klaus Rohde and Robin M. Overstreet

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology: Front and Back Matter, Sue Ann Gardner

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology: Master Bibliography, Sue Ann Gardner

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Part 1: Introductory Concepts, Scott L. Gardner, Daniel R. Brooks, Klaus Rohde, Anindo Choudhury, Matthew G. Bolek, Kyle D. Gustafson, Gabriel J. Langford, Megan R. Wise De Valdez, Jenő Reiczigel, Marco Marozzi, Fábián Ibolya, Lajos Rózsa, and A. Townsend Peterson

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Part 2: Protozoa, Myxozoa, Mesozoa, Donald W. Duszynski, Susan L. Perkins, Spencer C. Galen, Ana Maria Jansen, Samanta C. Chagas Xavier, André Luiz Rodrigues Roque, Mary Ann McDowell, Jennifer Robichaud, Terrence L. Miller, and Sarah R. Catalano

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Part 3: Endoparasitic Platyhelminths, John J. Janovy Jr., Steven A. Nadler, Scott L. Gardner, Sumiya Ganzorig, Tomáš Scholz, Roman Kuchta, Jorge Falcon-Ordaz, Luis Garcia-Prieto, Francisco Zaragoza-Tapia, Scott Monks, Omar Lagunas-Calvo, Brenda Atziri García-García, Berenice Adán-Torres, Klaus Rohde, Willi E. R. Xylander, Lucrecia Acosta Soto, Rafael Toledo, Russell Q.-Y. Yong, Thomas H. Cribb, Scott C. Cutmore, Daniel C. Huston, Nicholas Q.-X. Wee, Sue Ann Gardner, Gerardo Pérez-Ponce de León, David Iván Hernández-Mena, Brenda Solórzano-García, Virginia León-Règagnon, Jeffrey M. Lotz, and Storm B. Martin

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Part 4: Nemata, Nematomorpha, Acanthocephala, Pentastomida, Scott L. Gardner, María del Rosario Robles, Rocío Callejón Fernández, John J. Janovy Jr., Steven A. Nadler, F. Agustín Jiménez-Ruiz, Haylee J. Weaver, Valentin Radev, Anindo Choudhury, Juliana Notarnicola, Matthew G. Bolek, Ben Hanelt, Scott Monks, and Chris T. McAllister

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Part 5: Ectoparasites, Griselda Pulido-Flores, Scott C. Cutmore, Thomas H. Cribb, Alejandro Oceguera-Figueroa, Sebastian Kvist, Marcela Lareschi, Lajos Rózsa, Haylee J. Weaver, Sue Ann Gardner, Darci Moraes Barros-Battesti, Valeria Castilho Onofrio, and Filipe Dantas-Torres

2019

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Open Textbook Project [Poster], Sue Ann Gardner

2018

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology: Example Chapter Section, Manuscript of The Aspidogastrea by Klaus Rohde, Klaus Rohde

Concepts in Animal Parasitology: Information for Authors [recorded presentation], Sue Ann Gardner and Scott Lyell Gardner

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology: Information for Authors [slides], Sue Ann Gardner and Scott Lyell Gardner

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology: Instructions for Authors, Sue Ann Gardner and Scott Lyell Gardner

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology: Manuscript Preparation Guidelines, Paul Royster, Sue Ann Gardner, and Scott Lyell Gardner

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology: Permission to Publish Agreement, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology: References Style Guide, Sue Ann Gardner and Scott Lyell Gardner

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Concepts in Animal Parasitology: Template for Authors for Parts 2-4 (Endoparasites) and Part 5 (Ectoparasites), Sue Ann Gardner and Scott Lyell Gardner

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Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International Public License (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), Creative Commons

2017

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Copyright and the Use of Images as Biodiversity Data [Forum paper], Willi Egloff, Donat Agosti, Puneet Kishor, David J. Patterson, and Jeremy A. Miller

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Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology: Complete Work, Mary Ann Basinger Maggenti, Armand R. Maggenti, and Scott L. Gardner (Editor)

2015

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Open Educational Resources: A Catalyst for Innovation, Dominic Orr, Michele Rimini, and Dirk Van Damme