Animal Behavior Desk Reference. Provides definitions for terms in animal behavior, evolution, ecology, genetics, biogeography, systematics, psychology, and statistics. Formatted much like a standard English dictionary, it references term definitions, organism examples related to terms, synonyms, and controversies regarding particular terms with author-date citations. For many terms, the dictionary indicates variations in meaning by giving more than one definition in chronological order. Cambridge Illustrated Dictionary of Natural History .
Coverage includes the study of plants, animals, and microorganisms.
Excludes the areas of meteorology, geology, and biochemistry. Definitions are clear and concise. Includes over 700 line drawings. Chambers Biology Dictionary . 1989 Contains some 10,000 definitions.