With over 6,000 entries, A Dictionary of Zoology is a detailed and authoritative guide to all areas of the sector. It offers full taxonomic coverage of arthropods, other invertebrates, fish, reptiles, amphibians, birds, and mammals. Additionally it is terms from the areas of ecology, animal behaviour, evolution, earth history, zoogeography, genetics, and physiology. All entries have been fully revised and up to date, making this probably the most up-to-date reference guide of its kind. There are around 400 entries new to this edition covering areas that come with 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 internet links, accessible by means of the companion web site, in addition to diagrams and detailed appendices. This fifth edition also features a new Common Names appendix and three new illustrations.
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