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5+ YearsPublisher | Oxford University Press |
ISBN 13 | 9780198607588 |
Author | Michael Allaby |
Language | English |
Book Description | This is the only available paperback dictionary of zoology. This dictionary is a comprehensive and up-to-date reference work on all aspects of the study of animals. Now 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. It is illustrated with clear line drawings, and supported by useful appendices on the genetic code, endangered animals, and SI units. Wide coverage including animal behaviour, 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 discovery of 'extremophiles' - organisms living in environments formerly considered impossibly hostile - and the toxonomic reclassification that this has entailed. Featuring entires on genetics, evolutionary studies, and mammalian physiology. |
Editorial Review | A fine compendium of unquestionable use. "A fine compendium of unquestionable use."--Nature "A fine compendium of unquestionable use."--Nature "A fine compendium of unquestionable use."--Nature "A fine compendium of unquestionable use."--Nature |
About the Author | Michael Allaby, a well-known writer on science and the environment, is General Editor of The Oxford Dictionary of Natural History. |
Publication Date | 18-Sep-03 |
Number of Pages | 608 |
A Dictionary Of Zoology Paperback English by Michael Allaby - 18-Sep-03