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Description This stereotaxic atlas of the ferret brain provides detailed architectonic subdivisions of the cortical and subcortical areas in the ferret brain using high-quality histological material stained for cells and myelin together with in vivo magnetic resonance (MR) images of the same animal. The skull-related position of the ferret brain was established according to in vivo MRI and additional CT measurements of the skull. Functional denotations from published physiology and connectivity studies are mapped onto the atlas sections and onto the brain surface, together with the architectonic subdivisions. High-resolution MR images are provided at levels of the corresponding histology atlas plates with labels of the respective brain structures. The book is the first atlas of the ferret brain and the most detailed brain atlas of a carnivore available to date. It provides a common reference base to collect and compare data from any kind of research in the ferret brain. Key Features Provides the first ferret brain atlas with detailed delineations of cortical and subcortical areas in frontal plane. Provides the most detailed brain atlas of a carnivore to date. Presents a stereotaxic atlas coordinate system derived from high-quality histological material and in vivo magnetic resonance (MR) images of the same animal. Covers the ferret brain from forebrain to spinal cord at intervals of 0.6 mm on 58 anterior-posterior levels with 5 plates each. Presents cell (Nissl) stained frontal sections (plate 1) and myelin stained sections (plate 2) in a stereotaxic frame. Provides detailed delineations of brain structures and their denomination on a Nissl stained background on a separate plate (3). Compiles abbreviations on plate 4, a plate that also displays the low resolution MRI of the atlas brain with the outlines of the Nissl sections in overlay. Displays high-resolution MR images at intervals of 0.15 mm from another animal with labeled brain structures as plate 5 corresponding to the anterior-posterior level of each atlas plate. Provides detailed references used for delineation of brain areas. Target audience of the book: The book addresses researchers and students in neurosciences who are interested in brain anatomy in general (e.g., for translational purposes/comparative aspects), particularly those who study the ferret as important animal model of growing interest in neurosciences.

Brain --- Ferret --- Magnetic resonance imaging --- Anatomy --- Domestic ferret --- European ferret --- Ferrets --- Mustela furo --- Mustela putorius furo --- European polecat --- Cerebrum --- Mind --- Central nervous system --- Head --- Neurosciences. --- Morphology (Animals). --- Animal Anatomy / Morphology / Histology. --- Animal morphology --- Animals --- Body form in animals --- Zoology --- Morphology --- Neural sciences --- Neurological sciences --- Neuroscience --- Medical sciences --- Nervous system --- Animal anatomy. --- Animal anatomy --- Biology --- Physiology

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This engaging personal account of one of America's most contested wildlife conservation campaigns has as its central character the black-footed ferret. Once feared extinct, and still one of North America's rarest mammals, the black-footed ferret exemplifies the ecological, social, and political challenges of conservation in the West, including the risks involved with intensive captive breeding and reintroduction to natural habitat. David Jachowski draws on more than a decade of experience working to save the ferret. His unique perspective and informative anecdotes reveal the scientific and human aspects of conservation as well as the immense dedication required to protect a species on the edge of extinction. By telling one story of conservation biology in practice-its routine work, triumphs, challenges, and inevitable conflicts-this book gives readers a greater understanding of the conservation ethic that emerged on the Great Plains as part of one of the most remarkable recovery efforts in the history of the Endangered Species Act.

Black-footed ferret --- American polecat --- Ferret, Black-footed --- Mustela nigripes --- Polecat, American --- Prairie dog hunter --- Putorius nigripes --- Mustela --- Conservation --- american conservation. --- animals. --- black footed ferret. --- conservation biology. --- conservation efforts. --- conservation ethics. --- conservation in the west. --- creatures. --- ecological challenges. --- endangered species act. --- extinction. --- feared extinct. --- ferrets. --- great plains. --- intensive captive breeding. --- natural habitat. --- north america. --- north american wildlife. --- personal account. --- political challenges. --- rarest mammals. --- recovery efforts. --- reintroduction into the wild. --- save the animals. --- social challenges. --- wildlife conservaton. --- wildlife.

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Ferret --- Rabbits --- Rodents --- Lagomorpha --- Mustelidae --- Mammals --- Vertebrates --- Carnivora --- Chordata --- Animals --- Eukaryota --- Organisms --- Ferrets --- Rodentia --- Diseases --- Surgery --- Lagomorpha. --- Mustelidae. --- Mammals. --- Vertebrates. --- Carnivora. --- Chordata. --- Animals. --- Eukaryota. --- Ferrets. --- Rodentia. --- Rabbits. --- Diseases. --- Surgery.

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In higher mammals, including primates and carnivores, the asymmetrical aspects of brain morphology and function have been shown to be species-related, sex-related, and subject to individual diversity, and are associated with cognition, emotion, language, preference of hand/paw use, and numerous other aspects. Disturbance of the brain lateralization is involved in human neurodevelopmental disorders with cognitive impairments, social deficits, and/or specific language impairments. Asymmetric development may be essential to the evolution of the brain in acquiring higher and/or more diverse functions. The purpose of this Special Issue on “Brain Asymmetry in Evolution” is to highlight morphological and functional lateralization of the brain in various species of mammals toward understanding the evolution of the brain.

oxyhemoglobin level --- state anxiety --- task performance --- heart rate --- human --- asymmetry --- sex difference --- MRI --- volumetry --- cerebellum --- ferret --- lateralization --- side bias --- fish --- methodological artefacts --- symmetry --- non-human primate --- Old World monkey --- evolution --- evolutionary expansion --- gyrification --- structural asymmetry --- language laterality --- topological data analysis --- persistent homology

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This manual is split into two sections: the first part is dedicated to rodents covering biology, husbandry and clinical techniques, as well as the diseases particular to these animals. The second part of the manual is devoted to ferrets and discusses biology, husbandry and clinical techniques, as well as diseases by body system.

619 --- 591.2 --- 599.32 --- Knaagdierengeneeskunde --- Knaagdierenziekten --- Frettengeneeskunde --- Frettenziekten --- Diseases of domesticated animals. Veterinary science --- Diseases of (undomesticated) animals. Animal pathology --- Rodentia. Rodents --- 599.32 Rodentia. Rodents --- 591.2 Diseases of (undomesticated) animals. Animal pathology --- 619 Diseases of domesticated animals. Veterinary science --- ferrets --- rodents --- veterinary medicine --- ferrets. --- rodents. --- veterinary medicine. --- Ferrets. --- Rodents. --- Veterinary medicine. --- Ferret. --- Animal Diseases. --- Animal Husbandry. --- Animal Diseases --- Animal Husbandry --- Physical examination --- Rodentia