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A Dictionary of Zoology

By Michael Allaby

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Year
1999
ISBN
0192800760, 9780192800763
Google Books ID
DZ3uAAAAMAAJ
Open Library ID
OL7383185M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4519457 bytes)
Series
Oxford paperback reference
Edition
2
Pages
605\605
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2012-02-04 16:00:00

Description

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

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