Note: Intro -- Sommaire -- Préface -- Qu'est-cequ'une fleur ? -- Qui sont les plantes à fleurs ? -- Portrait d'une fleur -- Une fleur,c'est quoi ? -- Le développement de la fleur -- La fleur, mode d'emploi -- Fleur géante ou inflorescence ? -- Les inflorescences dans l'espace-plante -- Florilège d'inflorescences -- Quand l'inflorescencese métamorphose en... fleur ! -- Le double cercle desapparences -- Sépales ou pétales ? Pas si simple ! -- Quand les bractées jouent aux sépales ou aux pétales ! -- Sépales et calices -- Pétales et corolles -- Une innovation révolutionnaire : l'éperon -- Pollen : la poudre magique -- De la constance dans la forme et l'aspect des étamines... -- ... à l'extrême variabilité du nombre ! -- La libération du pollen -- La présentation du pollen -- Présenter le pollen en deux temps -- Des étamines adeptes de la soudure -- Le pollen, l'or jaune des plantes à fleurs -- Le pollen aggloméré, une révolution ? -- La chambre nuptiale -- Les carpelles, de simples feuilles repliées -- Le gynécée, spécialiste ès-soudures ! -- Porter haut les organes sexuels ! -- L'ovaire enfoui dans la fleur -- Le stigmate, passage obligépour la reproduction -- Le style, l'antenne du gynécée -- Varier les styles -- Quand le gynécée fait chambre à part... -- Des couleurs, des formes,des odeurs et des goûts -- Vive la couleur ! -- De l'art de la symétrie dans la géométrie florale -- Se mettre au parfum -- Le goût divin du nectar.

Note: Intro -- CONTENTS -- Detection and Characterization of Extrasolar Planets -- 1 Methods of Planet Detection -- 1.1 The Quest for Planets Around Other Stars -- 1.2 What is a Planet? -- 1.3 Pulsar Planets -- 1.4 Overview of Planet Detection Methods -- 1.5 "Exotic"Concepts for Planet Detection -- 1.6 The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence -- 2 Planet-Forming Disks -- 2.1 Star Formation: the General Framework -- 2.2 Observations of Dusty Disks -- 2.3 Observations of Infalling Material and Evidence for Extrasolar Planetesimals -- 3 The Currently Known Extrasolar Planets -- 3.1 The First Hundred Planets Around Solar-Type Stars -- 3.2 Distribution of Masses and Orbital Radii -- 3.3 Orbital Eccentricities -- 3.4 Properties of the Parent Stars -- 3.5 Systems with Multiple Planets -- 3.6 Interactions Between the Planets in Multiple Systems -- 4 Radial-Velocity Surveys -- 4.1 The Radial-Velocity Technique -- 4.2 Limitations of the Radial-Velocity Precision -- 4.3 Spectrograph Design -- 4.4 Radial-Velocity Surveys -- 5 Gravitational Microlensing -- 5.1 Theory of Gravitational Microlensing -- 5.2 Planetary Systems as Gravitational Lenses -- 5.3 Microlensing Planet Searches -- 5.4 Astrometric and Interferometric Observations of Microlensing Events -- 6 Planetary Transits and Searches for Light Reflected by Planets -- 6.1 TheGeometry of Transits -- 6.2 Photometric Error Sources -- 6.3 HD 209458 -- 6.4 Photometric Planet Searches -- 6.5 Photometric Space Missions -- 6.6 Searches for the Light Reflected by the Planet -- 7 The Effects of Atmospheric Turbulence on Astronomical Observations -- 7.1 The Kolmogorov Turbulence Model -- 7.2 Wave Propagation Through Turbulence -- 7.3 The Effect of Turbulence on Astronomical Images -- 7.4 Fried Parameter and Strehl Ratio -- 7.5 Temporal Evolution of Atmospheric Turbulence. , 7.6 Temporal Structure Function and Power Spectra -- 7.7 Angular Anisoplanatism -- 7.8 Scintillation -- 7.9 Turbulence and Wind Profiles -- 8 Introduction to Optical Interferometry -- 8.1 Schematic Design of an Optical Interferometer -- 8.2 Beam Combination Concepts -- 8.3 Source Coherence and Interferometer Response -- 8.4 Bandwidth and Interferometric Field-of-View -- 8.5 Fringe Detection -- 8.6 Phase Decorrelation Mechanisms -- 9 Astrometry with Interferometry -- 9.1 Astrometric Signature of Low-Mass Companions -- 9.2 Upper Mass Limits and Astrometric Detection of Gl 876 B -- 9.3 Astrometric Measurements with an Interferometer -- 9.4 Atmospheric Limitations of Astrometry -- 9.5 Dual-Star Interferometry -- 9.6 Interferometric Astrometry from Space -- 9.7 Astrometric Planet Surveys -- 9.8 Astrometric References -- 9.9 The Differential-Phase Method -- 10 Nulling Interferometry -- 10.1 Principles of Nulling -- 10.2 Implementation of Achromatic Phase Shifts -- 10.3 Nulling Interferometry from the Ground -- 10.4 Design of Nulling Arrays -- 11 Appendix: Useful Definitions and Results from Fourier Theory -- References -- Physics of Substellar Objects Interiors, Atmospheres, Evolution -- 1 Introduction -- 2 "Our"Giant Planets as a Basis for the Study of Substellar Objects -- 2.1 Origins: Role of the Giant Planets for Planet Formation -- 2.2 Gravity Field and Global Properties -- 2.3 Magnetic Fields -- 2.4 Atmospheric Composition -- 2.5 Energy Balance and Atmospheric Temperature Profiles -- 2.6 Spectra -- 2.7 Atmospheric Dynamics: Winds and Weather -- 2.8 Moons and Rings -- 2.9 Oscillations -- 3 Basic Equations, Gravitational Moments and Interior Structures -- 3.1 Hydrostatic Equilibrium -- 3.2 Boundary Conditions -- 3.3 Simple Solutions -- 3.4 Mass-Radius Relation -- 3.5 Rotation and the Figures of Planets -- 3.6 Equations of Evolution. , 4 Equations of State -- 4.1 Basic Considerations -- 4.2 Experiments and Theoretical Hydrogen EOSs -- 4.3 Other Elements -- 5 Opacities and Heat Transport -- 5.1 Radiation Absorption - Basic Considerations -- 5.2 Rosseland Opacities -- 5.3 Heat Transport -- 6 Interior Structures of our Giant Planets: Numerical Integrations and Results -- 6.1 Basic Principles -- 6.2 Jupiter and Saturn -- 6.3 Uranus and Neptune -- 6.4 Consequences for Formation Models -- 7 Evolution of Giant Planets and Brown Dwarfs -- 7.1 The Virial Theorem -- 7.2 A Semi-Analytical Model -- 7.3 Evolution of Jupiter and Saturn -- 7.4 From Giant Planets to Brown Dwarfs -- 7.5 Extrasolar Giant Planets -- 8 Spectra and Atmospheres -- 8.1 Direct Observations of Substellar Objects -- 8.2 Atmospheric Models: Importance of Condensation -- 9 Pegasi Planets ("51 Peg b-like" Planets) -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Evolution of Strongly Irradiated Giant Planets -- 9.3 Tidal Effects -- 9.4 Atmospheric Dynamics -- References -- Protostellar Disks and Planet Formation -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Observations of Protostellar Disks -- 2.1 T Tauri Stars -- 2.2 Interpretation of T Tauri Spectral Energy Distributions -- 2.3 Accretion Rates of Protostellar Disks -- 2.4 Internal Temperatures of Protostellar Disks -- 3 Theory of Disk Structure and Evolution -- 3.1 Conservation Equations -- 3.2 Turbulence in Disks -- 3.3 Waves in Disks -- 4 Dust-Gas Dynamics -- 4.1 Drift and Settling Velocities in the Absence of Turbulence -- 4.2 Particle Growth and Trajectories in the Absence of Turbulence -- 4.3 The Effect of Turbulence on Particle Settling -- 4.4 The Initial Stages of Accumulation -- 5 Growth of Planetesimals to Planets -- 5.1 Basics of Collisional Planet-building -- Runaway Growth -- 5.2 Three-Body Effects on Collision Cross-Section -- 5.3 Evolution of the Velocity Distribution. , 5.4 Calculating Planetesimal Growth -- 5.5 The Final Stage of Accumulation -- Rocky Planets in the Terrestrial Planet Region -- 6 The Formation of Gas Giant Planets -- 6.1 Atmospheric Capture or Gravitational Collapse? -- 6.2 Giant Planet Formation by Atmospheric Capture -- 6.3 Giant Planet Formation by Gravitational Collapse -- 7 Planet Migration -- 7.1 Tidal Interaction and Angular Momentum Exchange Between Planet and Disk -- 7.2 Rates of Orbital Evolution -- 7.3 Modeling the Formation of the Solar System -- 7.4 Concluding Comments -- References -- Index.

Note: Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Bacteria -- Campylobacter -- Escherichia coli O157:H7 -- Helicobacter Pylori -- Salmonella -- Shigella -- Yersinia -- Aeromonas -- Burkholderia pseudomallei -- Cyanobacteria -- Legionella -- Non-tuberculosis mycobacteria (NTM) -- Viruses -- Adenovirus -- Calicivirus -- Enterovirus -- Hepatitis A -- Hepatitis E -- Rotavirus -- Protozoa -- Cryptosporidium -- Giardia -- Cyclospora -- Microsporidia -- Acanthamoeba -- Conclusions -- References -- Annex 1 -- Annex 1: Treatment data -- Treatment data: References.

Note: Title Page -- Preface -- Organization -- Table of Contents -- Animat Approaches for Adaptive Behaviour -- From Mirror Writing to Mirror Neurons -- Mirror Writing -- Fifty Years of Brains, Machines and Mathematics -- Simulation of Animal Behavior -- Modeling Hand Control, Mirror Neurons and Sequencing -- The Mirror System Hypothesis (MSH) -- SemRep - Capturing the Basic Elements and Relationships in a Scene or Episode -- Impasse du Petit Modèle -- References -- How Virtual Machinery Can Bridge the "Explanatory Gap", in Natural and Artificial Systems -- Introduction: A Problem for Darwin -- Causes of Difficulty -- Towards Better Conceptual Tools -- What Exactly Needs to Be Explained? -- In Defense, and Explanation, of Qualia -- WhatNext? -- References -- Do Empirical Models of Robot-Environment Interaction Have a Meaning? -- Empirical Models of Physical Systems -- Definitions -- Model Verification and Validation -- Background: Numerical Modelling of Robot-Environment Interaction -- Modelling Mobile Robot Behaviours -- Mobile Robot Action Behaviours -- Experimental Setup -- Robot Experiments -- Experiment 1: Following a Sinusoidal Wall -- Experiment 2: Sinusoidally Following a Straight Wall -- Experiment 3: Self-localisation in a Circular Arena -- Experiment 4 -- Wall-Following Revisited -- Discussion -- References -- Information Dynamics of Evolved Agents -- Introduction -- Model of Relational Categorization -- Overview of Information Dynamics -- Information Dynamics of Relational Categorization -- Future Directions -- References -- Taming the Beast: Guided Self-organization of Behavior in Autonomous Robots -- Introduction -- Self-organized Closed Loop Control -- Guided Self-organizing Control -- Guidance by Teaching -- Sensor Teaching and Distal Learning -- Guidance by Cross-Motor Teaching -- Discussion -- References. , Perception and Motor Control -- Slime Mold Inspired Chemical Sounding -- Introduction -- Chemical Sounding -- Chemical Sounding in Nature -- Chemical Sounding in Nature -- The Slime Mold Robot -- Control Algorithm -- Light Sensing -- Chemical Sounding -- Omnidirectional Wheel Drive System -- Results -- Phototaxis -- Chemotaxis -- Combined Response -- Conclusions -- References -- A Conserved Network for Control of Arthropod Exteroceptive Optical Flow Reflexes during Locomotion -- Introduction -- Methods -- Results -- Discussion -- References -- Modifying Directionality through Auditory System Scaling in a Robotic Lizard -- Introduction -- Theoretical Background -- Theoretical Model of the Lizard Peripheral Auditory System -- Auditory System Scaling and Frequency Response -- Robotic Implementation -- Experiments and Results -- Trajectory Directness -- Discussion -- Conclusions -- References -- SCRATCHbot: Active Tactile Sensing in a Whiskered Mobile Robot -- Introduction -- Neuroethology of Rat Whisking Behaviour -- Toward a Robot Model of Vibrissal Active Sensing -- Hardware -- Processing Architecture -- Active Sensing Behaviour -- Feedback Modulated Whisking Pattern Generation -- Orienting to Point of Contact -- References -- Toward a Spiking-Neuron Model of the Oculomotor System -- Introduction -- Neurophysiology -- The Superior Colliculus Model Design -- Neuron Model -- Spatial Model -- Discussion -- References -- An Integrated Neuromimetic Model of the Saccadic Eye Movements for the Psikharpax Robot -- Introduction -- MaterialandMethods -- Model -- Experimental Settings -- Results -- Basic Behavior -- Elaborated Behavior -- Discussion -- Related Work -- Future Work -- References -- Reconstructing the Acoustic Signal of a Sound Source: What Did the Bat Say? -- Introduction -- Reconstructing Source Signals -- Problem Setting -- Analytical Solution. , Experiments -- Experimental Setting -- Results -- Discussion -- Conclusions and Future Work -- References -- Simulating the Morphological Feasibility of Adaptive Beamforming in Bats -- Introduction -- Methods -- Results -- Emission Beam Pattern -- Combined Spatial Sensitivity -- Gained Localization Performance -- Conclusion -- References -- On the Influence of Sensor Morphology on Vergence -- Introduction -- Materials and Methods -- Robot -- Sensor Morphology -- Information Metric -- Data Analysis -- Experiment -- Setup -- Results -- Discussion -- Conclusions -- References -- Adapting Preshaped Grasping Movements Using Vision Descriptors -- Introduction -- Methods for Reactive Grasping -- Regular Dynamical Motor Primitives for Grasping -- Adapting the Motor Primitives with Vision Descriptors -- Generalizing Dynamical Motor Primitives for Grasping -- Grasping Experiments -- Grasping Experiment Procedure -- Experimental Results -- Conclusions -- References -- Multimodal Predictive Control in Crickets -- Introduction -- Methods -- Results -- A Robot Model with Efference Copy -- Discussion -- References -- Tactile Discrimination Using Template Classifiers: Towards a Model of Feature Extraction in Mammalian Vibrissal Systems -- A Supramodal Vibrissa Tactile and Auditory Model for Texture Recognition -- Introduction -- Cochlear and Whiskers Array Models -- Gammatone Filterbank for Cochlear Modeling -- Adaptations for Whiskers Array Modeling -- Feature Extraction for Texture Discrimination -- Experiments -- Experimental Device -- Experimental Results -- Discussion -- References -- Learning to Look in Different Environments: An Active-Vision Model Which Learns and Readapts Visual Routines -- Introduction -- The Model -- Attention Control Components -- Arm Control Components -- Experimental Setup -- Results -- Readapting to New Environment Statistics. , Conclusions -- References -- Estimating Relative Positions of Multiple Objects in the Weakly Electric Fish -- Introduction -- Method -- Modeling Electric Field -- Electrolocation and Relative Slope -- Experiments -- Relative Slope -- Electric Image with More Than One Object -- Conclusion -- References -- From Force Control and Sensory-Motor Informations to Mass Discrimination -- Introduction -- Simulated Physical System -- Learning Speed and Position through Time -- Sensory-Motor Prediction and Error Detection -- Object Discrimination from Sensory-Motor Perception -- Discussion, Conclusion and Further Work -- References -- The Approach Behaviour of the Hawkmoth Manduca sexta toward Multi-modal Stimuli: A Simulation Model -- Introduction -- Data Collection -- Separate Models -- ACombinedModel -- Discussion -- References -- The Indiana Experiment: Investigating the Role of Anticipation and Attention in a Dynamic Environment -- Introduction -- The Architecture -- Experiment 1: A Single Gate -- Experiment 2: Three Successive Gates -- Discussion -- References -- Attentional Mechanisms for Lateral Line Sensing through Spectral Analysis -- Introduction -- Problem Definition: Filtering Background Signals -- Novelty Filter -- Materials and Methods -- A Testing Framework for Information Extraction -- Simulating the Sensor Readings in the Dipole Source Scenario -- Experiments and Results -- Characterization of the Detected Novelty -- Conclusion and Future Work -- References -- BeeIP: Bee-Inspired Protocol for Routing in Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks -- Introduction -- Related Work -- Biological Background -- Design Model -- Agents -- Local Reliability Level -- Global Reliability Level -- Simulation Experiments and Results -- Conclusion -- References -- Action Selection and Behavioural Sequences -- Simulating Human Table Tennis with a Biomimetic Robot Setup. , Introduction -- Modeling Striking Movement in Human Table Tennis -- Movement Stages of a Stroke -- Movement Selection and Goal Determination -- Movement Generation -- A Biologically-Inspired Trajectory Generator for Table Tennis Strokes -- General Assumptions -- Dynamics Model -- Determining the Goal Parameters -- Trajectory Generation -- Evaluations -- Simulated Setup -- Application on a Barrett WAMTM -- Conclusion -- References -- Attentional Modulation of Mutually Dependent Behaviors -- Introduction -- Adaptive Periodic Behaviors Modulation -- Attentive Monitoring and Mutual Influence -- Case Study -- Mutual Influence Rules -- Results -- Conclusion -- References -- An Empirical Evidence of Braitenberg Vehicle 2b Behaving as a Billiard Ball -- Introduction -- Braitenberg Vehicle 2b in Bounded Stimuli with Point-Like Maximum -- Simulations for Point Like Stimulus -- Wandering on a Flat Stimulus -- Conclusions and Further Work -- References -- Insectomorphic Robot Maneuvering on a Movable Ball -- The Problem Statement -- Climbing onto the Ball -- Stabilization, Speed Up and Slow Down the Ball -- Robot Passage between the Ball and the Shelf -- Computer Simulation -- References -- A Study of Adaptive Locomotive Behaviors of a Biped Robot: Patterns Generation and Classification -- Introduction -- Neural Control of Locomotion -- Cell Model -- Locomotion Model -- Control Architecture for a Biped Robot -- Success and Failure Learning -- Adaptive Behavior for Perturbation -- Conclusion -- References -- Navigation and Internal World Models -- Predicting Affordances from Gist -- Introduction -- Model Overview -- Gist Calculation -- Incremental Learning -- Gist Classification -- Gist Classification Confidence Level -- Experimental Results -- Conclusions and Future Work -- References. , Analyzing Interactions between Cue-Guided and Place-Based Navigation with a Computational Model of Action Selection: Influence of Sensory Cues and Training.

Note: Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- Part I: Pathogenic Fungi, Definitions, Terminology, Methods of Classification -- 1: Distribution of Pathogens and Outbreak Fungi in the Fungal Kingdom -- 1.1 Opportunistic and Pathogenic Fungi -- 1.2 Epidemic and Epizootic Expansions -- 1.3 Expansion Due to Changing Host Factors -- 1.4 Expansion Due to Fungal Novelties -- 1.5 Recent Outbreaks and Epizootics -- 1.6 Location of Outbreak Fungi in the Fungal Kingdom -- References -- 2: Epidemiological Definitions, Terminology and Classifications with Reference to Fungal Infections of Animals -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Transmissible Fungal Infections -- 2.3 Non-transmissible Fungal Infections -- References -- Part II: Epizootic Mycoses with a Reservoir in Animals, with Occasional Outbreaks -- 3: Common and Emerging Dermatophytoses in Animals: Well-Known and New Threats -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Virulence Factors and Pathogenesis -- 3.3 Clinical Manifestations and Diagnosis -- 3.4 Ecology of Dermatophytes and Origin of Zoophilic Species -- 3.5 Phylogenetic Position of Zoophilic Dermatophytes and Their Identification -- 3.6 Genotyping Schemes and Population Structure of Major Zoophilic Dermatophytes -- 3.7 Major Zoophilic Dermatophytes: Epidemiology and Actual Concerns -- 3.7.1 Microsporum canis -- 3.7.2 Trichophyton mentagrophytes, T. quinckeanum, and T. interdigitale -- 3.7.3 Trichophyton verrucosum -- 3.7.4 Trichophyton equinum -- 3.8 Emerging Dermatophytes -- 3.8.1 Trichophyton benhamiae: An Emerging Pathogen in Europe -- 3.8.2 Trichophyton erinacei: An Emerging Pathogen Introduced into New Regions Along with Hedgehogs -- 3.9 Species with Doubtful Ecology and Often Referred to As Zoophilic -- 3.10 Outbreaks and Epidemics -- 3.11 Changing Etiology of Zoonotic Dermatophytosis: Perspective of Human Medicine. , 3.12 Management of Outbreaks and Their Prevention -- 3.13 Conclusion -- References -- 4: Coccidioidomycosis in Animals -- 4.1 Phylogenetics and Population Structure -- 4.2 Life Cycle of Coccidioides -- 4.3 Coccidioidomycosis -- 4.4 Epidemiology of Human and Animal Coccidioidomycosis -- 4.4.1 Climate -- 4.4.2 Environmental Niche -- 4.4.3 Substrate Preferences -- 4.4.4 Range Expansion -- 4.5 Pathophysiology and Clinical Signs of Coccidioidomycosis -- 4.5.1 Coccidioidomycosis in Primates -- 4.5.2 Coccidioidomycosis in Dogs -- 4.5.3 Coccidioidomycosis in Cats -- 4.5.4 Coccidioidomycosis in Armadillos -- 4.5.5 Coccidioidomycosis in Rodents -- 4.5.6 Coccidioidomycosis in Captive Animals and Other Wildlife -- 4.5.7 Coccidioidomycosis in Livestock -- 4.6 Conclusion and Future Directions -- References -- 5: Histoplasmosis in Animals -- 5.1 Causative Agents -- 5.2 Epidemiology of Histoplasmosis -- 5.3 Infections Due to Histoplasma capsulatum var. capsulatum -- 5.4 Infections Due to Histoplasma capsulatum var. duboisii -- 5.5 Infections Due to Histoplasma capsulatum var. farciminosum -- 5.6 Diagnosis of Histoplasmosis in Animals -- 5.7 Control of Histoplasmosis in Animals -- 5.8 Public Health Considerations -- References -- 6: Paracoccidioidomycosis in Animals and Humans -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Causative Agents -- 6.2.1 Morphology -- 6.2.2 Classification and Molecular Aspects -- 6.3 Epidemiology of Paracoccidioidomycosis -- 6.4 Pathogenicity -- 6.5 Clinical Signs -- 6.5.1 PCM Infection -- 6.5.2 PCM Disease in Humans -- 6.5.3 PCM Associated with Immunosuppression -- 6.5.4 PCM Sequelae -- 6.5.5 PCM Disease in Animals -- 6.6 Diagnosis -- 6.7 Public Health Concerns -- References -- 7: Adiaspiromycosis and Diseases Caused by Related Fungi in Ajellomycetaceae -- 7.1 Causative Agents of Adiaspiromycosis and Relatives. , 7.2 Biology and Epidemiology of Epizootic Emmonsia, Blastomyces and Emergomyces Species -- 7.3 Adiaspiromycosis and Emmonsia-Like Infections in Humans -- 7.4 Histopathology and Diagnosis -- 7.5 Control -- 7.6 Conclusions -- References -- 8: Blastomycosis in Mammals -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Ecology and Distribution -- 8.3 Clinical Signs -- 8.3.1 In Humans -- 8.3.2 In Animals -- 8.4 Diagnosis -- 8.4.1 Culture -- 8.4.2 Microscopy, Cytology, and Histopathology -- 8.4.3 Antigen and Antibody Detection -- 8.4.4 Nucleic Acid Detection -- 8.5 Treatment -- 8.5.1 In Humans -- 8.5.2 In Animals -- 8.5.3 Monitoring Response to Therapy -- 8.6 Prevention -- References -- 9: Paracoccidioidomycosis ceti (Lacaziosis/Lobomycosis) in Dolphins -- 9.1 History of Lacazia loboi in Humans and P. brasiliensis var. ceti in Dolphins -- 9.2 Taxonomy of Lacazia loboi and Paracoccidioides brasiliensis var. ceti -- 9.3 Ecology and Epidemiology -- 9.4 Host Response and Pathogenesis -- 9.5 Clinical Signs and Lesions -- 9.6 Pathological Findings -- 9.7 Laboratory Diagnosis -- 9.8 Treatment -- References -- Part III: Emerging Mycoses in Animals -- 10: Feline Sporotrichosis -- 10.1 Brief History of the Causative Agents of Sporotrichosis -- 10.2 Taxonomic Developments in Sporothrix -- 10.3 Ecology -- 10.4 Epidemiology -- 10.5 Clinical Signs -- 10.6 Host Response and Pathogenesis -- 10.7 Diagnosis -- 10.8 Control -- 10.9 Conclusion and Perspectives -- References -- 11: Lethargic Crab Disease: Now You See, Now You Don´t -- 11.1 The Sudden Disaster -- 11.2 The Lethargic Crab Disease (LCD) -- 11.3 The Etiological Agent -- 11.4 The Development of Tools for Identification and Diagnosis -- 11.5 The Dynamics of the Epizootic -- References -- 12: Cryptococcosis: Emergence of Cryptococcus gattii in Animals and Zoonotic Potential -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Etiology and Taxonomy. , 12.3 Ecology and Environmental Niche -- 12.4 Epidemiology -- 12.4.1 Animal Cryptococcosis in Australia and Asia -- 12.4.2 Animal Cryptococcosis in Europe -- 12.4.3 Animal Cryptococcosis in the Americas -- 12.5 Virulence Factors in C. neoformans/C. gattii Species Complexes -- 12.6 Host Range -- 12.6.1 Cryptococcosis in Invertebrates -- 12.6.2 Cryptococcosis in Cold-Blooded Vertebrates -- 12.6.2.1 Fishes -- 12.6.2.2 Amphibians -- 12.6.2.3 Reptiles -- 12.6.3 Diseases in Warm-Blooded Vertebrates -- 12.6.3.1 Birds -- 12.6.3.2 Marsupials -- 12.6.3.3 Dogs -- 12.6.3.4 Cats -- 12.6.3.5 Other Carnivores -- 12.6.3.6 Rodents -- 12.6.3.7 Ruminants -- 12.6.3.8 Equids -- 12.6.3.9 Marine Mammals -- 12.6.3.10 Nonhuman Primates and Other Mammals -- 12.7 Public Health Considerations and Potential Risk of Transmission to Humans -- 12.7.1 Cryptococcus Isolation from Synanthropic Rodents -- 12.7.2 Zoonotic Potential -- 12.8 Diagnosis, Species Identification, and Genotyping -- 12.9 Treatment -- 12.10 Prevention -- 12.11 Conclusion -- References -- 13: White-Nose Syndrome in Hibernating Bats -- 13.1 Brief History of an Emerging Disease -- 13.2 The Causative Agent -- 13.2.1 Classification -- 13.2.2 Culture Conditions -- 13.2.3 Morphology and Reproduction -- 13.2.4 Biochemical Characteristics -- 13.3 The White-Nose Syndrome -- 13.3.1 Clinical Signs -- 13.3.2 Histopathological Changes -- 13.3.3 Pathogenesis -- 13.3.4 Sampling and Diagnosis -- 13.3.4.1 Time of Sampling -- 13.3.4.2 Touch Imprints -- 13.3.4.3 Swabs -- 13.4 The Identification of the Causative Agent -- 13.5 The Geographic Distribution and Host Range -- 13.6 The Transmission -- 13.7 Outlook -- References -- 14: Chytridiomycosis -- 14.1 Chytrids -- 14.2 Global Epidemiology of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis Emergence -- 14.3 Global Epidemiology of Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans Emergence -- 14.4 Pathogenesis. , 14.4.1 Skin Colonization -- 14.4.2 Pathophysiology -- 14.5 Clinical Signs and Lesions -- 14.6 Susceptibility to Chytridiomycosis -- 14.6.1 Extrinsic Host Factors -- 14.6.2 Intrinsic Host Factors -- 14.6.2.1 Innate Immune Response -- 14.6.2.2 Antimicrobial Peptides -- 14.6.2.3 Bacteria and Their Antifungal Metabolites -- 14.6.2.4 Other Inducible Pathways of the Innate Immune System -- 14.6.2.5 Adaptive Immune Response -- 14.6.3 Host Defences Against Bsal -- 14.7 Diagnosis -- 14.8 Treatment -- 14.8.1 Treatment with Antimicrobial Compounds -- 14.8.2 Physical Therapy -- 14.9 Mitigation -- References -- 15: Feline Aspergillosis -- 15.1 Introduction -- 15.2 Classification of Feline Aspergillosis -- 15.3 The Causative Agents of Feline Aspergillosis -- 15.4 Epidemiology -- 15.5 Pathogenesis and Pathology -- 15.6 Clinical Presentations -- 15.7 Diagnosis -- 15.8 Treatment and Prognosis -- 15.9 Conclusion -- References -- Part IV: Antifungals and Risk of Resistance -- 16: Antifungal Use in Veterinary Practice and Emergence of Resistance -- 16.1 Introduction -- 16.2 Systemic Antifungal Drugs -- 16.2.1 Polyenes -- 16.2.1.1 Amphotericin B -- 16.2.1.2 Nystatin -- 16.2.1.3 Terbinafine -- 16.2.2 Azoles -- 16.2.2.1 Imidazoles -- Ketoconazole -- Parconazole -- 16.2.2.2 Triazoles -- Fluconazole -- Itraconazole -- Voriconazole -- Posaconazole -- Isavuconazole -- 16.2.3 Echinocandins -- 16.2.4 Nucleoside Analogs -- 16.2.5 Griseofulvin -- 16.3 Topical Antifungals -- 16.4 Antifungal Resistance in Animals -- 16.4.1 Mechanisms of Antifungal Resistance -- 16.4.2 Reports of Antifungal Resistance in Different Animal Species -- 16.5 Conclusions and Future Directions -- References -- Index.

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