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

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.