Necropsy Techniques for Examining Wildlife Samples

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Preface
Necropsy in Wildlife
	THE IMPORTANCE OF POST-MORTEM EXAMINATION IN THE WILDLIFE
	FORENSIC WILDLIFE NECROPSY
	RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH WILDLIFE NECROPSY
ANTE-MORTEM HISTORY
	NATURAL DEATH VS. EUTHANASIA
		Amphibians and Reptiles
		Invertebrates
		Fish and Aquatic Invertebrates
		Terrestrial Mammals
		Birds
	MATERIAL AND EQUIPMENT
	THE NECROPSY REPORT
	REFERENCES
Sample Collection
	SAMPLING
	HISTOLOGY
	MICROBIOLOGY
	PARASITOLOGY
	GENETIC
	TOXICOLOGY
	CONCLUSIONS
	REFERENCES
Cadaveric Phenomenons
	POST-MORTEM CHANGES
	THE ABIOTIC MEDIATE OR CONSECUTIVE PHENOMENA
	BIOTIC CADAVERIC PHENOMENA
	REFERENCES
Necropsy in Wild Birds
	GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
	EXTERNAL EXAM
	INTERNAL EXAM
		Endocrine system and hematopoietic system
		Cardiovascular System
		Digestive System and Annexed Glands
		Respiratory System
		Urinary System
		Genital System
		Nervous System
		Locomotive System
	REFERENCES
Necropsy in Wild Mammals
	GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
	EXTERNAL EXAMINATION
	INTERNAL EXAM
		Cardiovascular System
		Respiratory System
		Digestive System and Annexed Glands
		Endocrine and Hematopoietic System
		Urinary System
		Genital System
		Nervous System
		Musculoskeletal System
	REFERENCES
Necropsy in Reptiles
	GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
	SUBORDER OPHIDIA
		General Considerations Before the Necropsy
		External Exam
		Internal Exam
	SUBORDER SAURIA
		General Considerations Before the Necropsy
		External Exam
		Internal Exam
	ORDER CROCODYLIA
		General Considerations Before the Necropsy
		External Exam
		Internal Exam
	ORDER TESTUDINATA
		General Considerations Before the Necropsy
		External Exam
		Internal Exam
	REFERENCES
Necropsy in Amphibians
	GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
	EXTERNAL EXAM
	INTERNAL EXAM
	REFERENCES
Necropsy in Invertebrates
	GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
	EXTERNAL EXAM
	INTERNAL EXAM
	REFERENCES
Necropsy in Fish
	GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
	EXTERNAL EXAM
	INTERNAL EXAM
	REFERENCES
Necropsy in Eggs
	GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
	EXTERNAL EXAM
	INTERNAL EXAM
	REFERENCES
Subject Index
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