Animal Behavior Desk Reference

Offers definitions for terms in animal behavior, evolution, ecology, genetics, biogeography, systematics, psychology, and statistics. This reference discusses how definitions impact the way people communicate. It is suitable for teachers, students, writers, or those active in science in any way.

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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.