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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.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I like all these Oxford science dictionaries. Mine are v dog-eared from constant grabbing from my side when reading through heavy textbooks. They're great because the entries can be extensive without being too long-winded. Well cross-referenced too. Once you look up one thing you'll end up looking up far more!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a wonderful dictionary, and I will sometimes end up reading it like a book! I gave it 4 stars however basically because there do appear to be quite a few words which are completely absent where their presence would have been appreciated. However it is great, it will not be the last zoology dictionary you ever need to buy, but despite that it is worth the purchase.
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I was impressed with how well the book was protected. It has been very useful and handy to have. I would suggest this book to everyone.
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Good, but lacks some detail
To be honest, I'd rather give this a 3.5/4 score. This is a good book to have for any enthusiast or student studying zoology or animal-related subjects. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Pui Yu
Marine Biology Student
My only regret is to not have bought this earlier in my studies. I cannot imagine how I managed without it ! Read more
Published 3 months ago by Lilou
Oxford Dictionary Of Zoology.
A very use full book, when researching proper terminology of zoological words, And it gives clear definitions of every word in a manner of that can allow you to actually help when... Read more
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Oxford Dictionary of Zoology
`The Oxford Dictionary of Zoology' as it's name suggests is a dictionary of zoological terms and words. Read more
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Oxford Dictionary of Zoology
I am a first year student doing a science degree and am not overly impressed with this book. Doesn't appear to be very compehensive. Read more
Published on 4 Mar 2009 by N. Ayling
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