Animal Behavior Desk Reference: A Dictionary of Animal Behavior, Ecology, and Evolution, Second Edition

Published:
December 28, 2000 by CRC Press - 936 Pages
Author(s):
Edward M. Barrows, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., USA

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ISBN 9780849320057
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Features

  • Discusses how definitions impact the way people communicate
  • Serves as an access point to the primary literature through extensive referencing
  • Presents variations in meaning that have developed for many different terms over time
  • Indicates controversies regarding the meanings of many terms with author-date citations

    • Summary

    Revised and updated, containing over 5,000 entries, with over 1,100 more entries than in the previous edition, Animal Behavior Desk Reference, Second Edition: A Dictionary of Behavior, Ecology, and Evolution provides definitions for terms in animal behavior, biogeography, evolution, ecology, genetics, psychology, statistics, systematics, and other related sciences.
    Formatted like a standard dictionary, this reference presents definitions in a quick- and easy-to-use style. For each term, where applicable, you receive:

  • Multiple definitions listed chronologically
  • Term hierarchies summarized in tables
  • Definition sources
  • Directives that show where a concept is defined under a synonymous name, and concepts related to focal ones
  • Non-technical and obsolete definitions
  • Pronunciations of selected terms
  • Common-denominator entries
  • Synonyms
  • Classifications of organisms and descriptions of many taxa
  • Organizations related to animal behavior, ecology, evolution, and related sciences
    Still the most complete work of its kind, Animal Behavior Desk Reference, Second Edition: A Dictionary of Behavior, Ecology, and Evolution will improve your scientific communication, particularly in the fields of animal behavior, evolution, ecology, and related branches of biology. If you are a teacher, student, writer, or active in science in any way, this book will prove to be one of your most valuable resources.

    • Table of Contents

    Subjects are arranged alphabetically

    Editorial Reviews

    "I really appreciate this book, as a lot of this information would normally be scattered widely throughout other material. It is very helpful to have this information in one place."
    -CHOICE, September 2001

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