Animal Behavior Desk Reference: A Dictionary of Animal Behavior, Ecology, and Evolution - Couverture rigide

Barrows, Edward M.

 
9780849320057: Animal Behavior Desk Reference: A Dictionary of Animal Behavior, Ecology, and Evolution
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ISBN 10 : 0849320054 ISBN 13 : 9780849320057
Editeur : CRC Press Inc, 2000

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 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.

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    Présentation de l'éditeur

    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.

    • Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

    Éditeur
    CRC Press Inc
    Date d'édition
    2000
    Langue
    anglais
    ISBN 10 
    0849320054
    ISBN 13 
    9780849320057
    Reliure
    Relié
    Numéro d'édition
    2
    Nombre de pages
    922
    Coordonnées du fabricant
    non disponible
    Personne responsable
    non disponible