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With over 6,000 entries, A Dictionary of Zoology is a detailed and authoritative guide to all areas of the field. It offers full taxonomic coverage of arthropods, other invertebrates, fish, reptiles, amphibians, birds, and mammals. It also includes terms from the areas of ecology, animal behaviour, evolution, earth history, zoogeography, genetics, and physiology.
All entries have been fully revised and updated, making this the most up-to-date reference guide of its kind. There are around 400 entries new to this edition covering areas that include taxonomic groups, prefixes, and widely used descriptive terms. These include articles on micronucleus, stoma, platy-, proto-, and terrestrial.
The dictionary is enriched through its useful web links, accessible via the companion website, as well as diagrams and detailed appendices. This fifth edition also includes a new Common Names appendix and three new illustrations.
List of contents
- Preface
- A to Z entries
- Endangered animals
- Endangered animals 2012
- The universal genetic code
- Geologic time-scale
- SI units
- Supplementary units
- Derived SI units
- Multiples used with SI units
- Extant animal phyla
- Taxonomic classification
- Common names
About the author
Michael Allaby has written many books on environmental science and especially on climatology and meteorology. These include the
Encyclopedia of Weather and Climate, the
Facts on File Weather and Climate Handbook, and the
DK Guide to Weather. He is the General Editor of several Oxford dictionaries, including
Plant Sciences,
Geology and Earth Sciences,
Ecology, and
Environment and Conservation.
Summary
A Dictionary of Zoology comprises over 6,000 entries, covering all aspects of zoology, including terms from the areas of ecology, animal behaviour, evolution, earth history, zoogeography, genetics, and physiology. The dictionary is supplemented by useful web links, accessible via the companion website, as well as diagrams and detailed appendices.
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Review from previous edition a fine compendium of unquestionable use ... Make sure you have an Allaby handy
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Review from previous edition a fine compendium of unquestionable use ... Make sure you have an Allaby handy
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