Synopses & Reviews
This dictionary is a comprehensive and up-to-date reference work on all aspects of the study of animals. Now fully revised for this new edition, with over 5,000 entries, it is ideal for students and will be invaluable to amateur naturalists and all those with an interest in the subject.
Key features of this second edition:
* Wide coverage including animal behavior, ecology, physiology, genetics, cytology, evolution, Earth history, zoogeography
* Full taxonomic coverage of arthropods, other invertebrates, fish, reptiles, amphibians, birds, and mammals
* Completely revised to incorporate the recent discovery of 'extremophiles'--organisms living in environments formerly considered impossibly hostile--and the taxonomic reclassification that this has entailed
* New entries on genetics, evolutionary studies, and mammalian physiology
Review
"A fine compendium of unquestionable use."--Nature
Review
"From Aardvark to Zymogenous, this book is the specialized offshoot of the acclaimed Oxford Dictionary of National History....Subjects covered include: ecology, animal behavior, earth history, cell structure and function, physiology, zoo geography, taxonomic principles and genetics....This book is all it claims to be, and it remains singular in its attempt to cover this material. Using this dictionary is a lot like taking an upper-level biology course, without the exams."--
Animal Keepers' Forum"Make sure you have an Allaby handy; you will undoubtedly find it useful." --Nature
"Informative. . . .This dictionary should be in undergraduate science reference collections." --Choice
"Some 6,000 entries . . cover subjects such as animal behavior, physiology, genetics, cytology, evolution, Earth history, and zoogeography. With biographical notes on important figures in the history of zoology, and reflecting the current emphasis on ecology in the study of animals." --SciTech Book News
"This handy and readable dictionary provides students and practitioners with up-to-date definitions of nearly 5,000 terms in ecology and the environmental sciences. Recommended for all libraries."--Choice
Synopsis
Dictionary of Zoology is a comprehensive and up-to-date reference work on all aspects of the study of animals. Containing over 5,000 entries on everything from animal behavior, ecology, and physiology to genetics, cytology, and evolution, the dictionary offers full taxonomic coverage of arthropods, fish, reptiles, amphibians, birds, and mammals. It is illustrated with clear line drawings, and supported by useful appendices on the genetic code, endangered animals, and SI units. Completely revised to incorporate the discovery of "extremophiles"--organisms living in environments formerly considered impossibly hostile--and the toxonomic reclassification that this has entailed, Dictionary of Zoology is ideal for students and will be invaluable to amateur naturalists and all those with an interest in zoology.
Synopsis
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Zoology is the first book of its kind to be published in many years, and the only such dictionary available in English. With over 6,000 entries, many gleaned from the highly-acclaimed Oxford Dictionary of Natural History, this dictionary offers comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of subjects such as animal behavior, physiology, genetics, cytology, evolution, Earth history, and zoogeography. In addition, there is full taxanomic treatment of specific animal groups, from arthropods and other invertebrates to fish, reptiles, amphibians, birds, and mammals. With biographical notes on important figures in the history of zoology, and reflecting the current emphasis on ecology in the study of animals, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Zoology is a one-of-a-kind guide no naturalist--professional or amateur--should be without.
About the Author
About the Author - Michael Allaby is a well-known writer on science and the environment. He is the general editor of
The Oxford Dictionary of Natural History and the editor of
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Ecology and (with Ailsa Allaby)
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Earth Sciences.
Table of Contents
Preface Dictionary
Appendices Endangered Animals
The Universal Genetic Code
Geologic Time-scale
SI units