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A Dictionary of Zoology
Third Edition
Michael Allaby
704 pages
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b & w line drawings
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196x129mm
978-0-19-923341-0
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Paperback
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22 January 2009
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- Over 5,250 clearly written entries - many new to this edition
- Covers all aspects of the study of animals, including terms from ecology, animal behaviour, evolution, earth history, zoogeography, genetics, and physiology
- Full taxonomic coverage of arthropods, other invertebrates, fish, reptiles, amphibians, birds, and mammals
- Recommended web links for many entries, accessed and kept up to date via the Dictionary of Zoology companion website
- Detailed appendices include the universal genetic code, endangered animals, the geologic time scale, and SI units
New to this edition - Fully revised and updated content
- New entries, including alarm pheromone, Fick's laws, shock disease, and synanthrope
- New line drawings
- New material on behavioural ecology and conservation biology
- Expanded coverage of cytology and taxonomy
- Entry-level web links, accessed and kept up to date via the Dictionary of Zoology companion website
This best-selling dictionary is the most comprehensive and up-to-date of its kind, containing over 5,250 entries on all aspects of zoology. Complemented with numerous illustrations, it includes terms from the areas of ecology, animal behaviour, evolution, earth history, zoogeography, genetics, and physiology and it provides full taxonomic coverage of arthropods, other invertebrates, fish, reptiles, amphibians, birds, and mammals.
The third edition has been fully revised and updated and includes many new entries, for example, alarm pheromone, Fick's laws, manometer, and synanthrope. It also
features new material on behavioural ecology and conservation biology, and expanded coverage of cytology and taxonomy. New to this edition are recommended web links for many entries, which are accessed and kept up to date via the Dictionary of Zoology companion website. Web links provide valuable extra information by directing you to useful online resources and the homepages of relevant organizations. Following the A-Z dictionary are detailed appendices of endangered animals, the universal genetic code, the geologic time scale, and SI units.
Wide-ranging, authoritative, and with jargon-free definitions, this dictionary is an indispensable reference tool for students and teachers of zoology, biological sciences and biomedical sciences, and a valuable resource for
naturalists and anyone with an interest in animals.Readership: An invaluable dictionary for students of zoology and the related fields of biological and biomedical sciences. Also ideal for amateur naturalists and anyone with an interest in animals.
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Review(s) from previous edition
"a fine compendium of unquestionable use...Make sure you have an Allaby handy - Nature
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Dictionary of Zoology
Endangered animals
The universal genetic code
Geologic time-scale
SI units
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The specification in this catalogue, including without limitation price, format, extent, number of illustrations, and month of publication, was as accurate as possible at the time the catalogue was compiled. Occasionally, due to the nature of some contractual restrictions, we are unable to ship a specific product to a particular territory. Jacket images are provisional and liable to change before publication.
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