Pathological Conditions in Animal Skeletal Remains
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Bone Pathogenesis
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Detection and Diagnosis of Lesions in Fossils
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Osteological Disease
Paleopathology
Product details
- ISBN 9781138196469
- Weight: 453g
- Dimensions: 210 x 280mm
- Publication Date: 01 Oct 2026
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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This book will fill a need among animal paleopathologists and animal forensic scientists for a text/atlas focused on lesions that commonly appear in skeletal remains. The text describes what is known about disease pathogenesis and occurrence in modern and historical settings and include evolutionary and comparative considerations. It is a stand-alone atlas on animal bone disease with images of lesions on the whole bone, which would facilitate understanding of bone disease and provide insights into disease processes. This book fills a unique niche - a text/atlases on comparative bone pathology that includes images of whole specimens.
Key selling features:
- Illustrates lesions in animal skeletal remains - no other such reference exists
- Reviews the basic pathology and pathogenesis of animal bone diseases
- Provides a source of information on the historical and modern contexts associated with the occurrence of animal bone diseases
- Describes evolutionary susceptibilities of bone disease in animals
- Examines human comparative aspects of bone disease in animals
Elizabeth W. Uhl is Associate Professor in the Department of Pathology of the College of Veterinary Medicine at the university of Georgia. She is an American College of Veterinary Pathologists board certified veterinary pathologist. She is an expert in bone pathology and animal paleopathology. Her work has been supported by funds from the National Institutes of Health and the Depart of Defense.
