A dictionary of zoology
By: edited by Michael Allaby.
Contributors: Allaby, Michael.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Series: Oxford paperback reference
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 597
Subjects: Zoology -- Dictionaries.
Other titles: Zoology; Concise Oxford dictionary of zoology.
Description: "This is the most comprehensive and up-to-date dictionary of zoology available. Covering all aspects of the study of animals, and now fully revised for this new edition, it is ideal for students and will be invaluable to amateur naturalists."--BOOK JACKET.

"Over 5,000 entries; wide coverage including animal behaviour, ecology, physiology, genetics, cytology, evolution, earth history, and zoogeography; full taxonomic coverage of arthropods, other invertebrates, fish, reptiles, amphibians, birds, and mammals; and new material on genetics, evolutionary studies, and mammalian physiology."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Rev. ed. of: Concise Oxford dictionary of zoology. 1991.