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description: With clear concise definitions of over 11000 terms this dictionary is the ideal reference for specialists and nonspecialists alike: students teachers scientists amateur naturalists and anyone interested in our natural environment. A new compilation that reflects the growing and changing vocabulary of science the dictionary draws entries from many scientific disciplines as well as from taxonomy. It includes terms from ecology statistics earth sciences genetics biochemistry and physiology that readers are likely toencounter in literature dealing with plant and animal growth structure or behavior. At the same time the dictionary will serve those in other disciplines who encounter unfamiliar taxonomic terms in their reading and research. Written by an international team of twenty specialists and with the aid of a distinguished advisory board the dictionary provides world-wide coverage. Line drawings are included to clarify meanings where needed and cross-references refer readers from particular species to entries on familiesand major genera. The only one-volume work to provide extensive coverage of all aspects of natural history this is an essential new reference source.
language: English
title: The Oxford Dictionary Of Natural History
publisher: Oxford University Press, USA