Animal behavior desk reference: a dictionary of animal behavior, ecology, and evolution

✍ Scribed by Edward M. Barrows

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2001
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 936
• Edition: 2
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

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 chronologicallyTerm hierarchies summarized in tablesDefinition sourcesDirectives that show where a concept is defined under a synonymous name, and concepts related to focal onesNon-technical and obsolete definitionsPronunciations of selected termsCommon-denominator entriesSynonymsClassifications of organisms and descriptions of many taxaOrganizations related to animal behavior, ecology, evolution, and related sciencesStill 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

Dedication......Page 6
Introduction......Page 7
How To Use This Book......Page 9
a......Page 14
b......Page 58
c......Page 95
d......Page 174
e......Page 205
f......Page 242
g......Page 264
h......Page 316
i......Page 376
j......Page 395
k......Page 397
l......Page 401
m......Page 424
n......Page 485
o......Page 503
p......Page 519
q......Page 597
r......Page 599
s......Page 625
t......Page 737
u......Page 783
v......Page 787
w......Page 796
x......Page 801
y......Page 803
z......Page 804
Appendix 1. Organisms......Page 808
Appendix 2. Companies, Organizations, and Societies Concerned with Animal Behavior, Animal Welfare, Conservation, Ecology, Evolution, and Related Subjects......Page 861
References......Page 868
Back cover......Page 936