オックスフォード動物学事典（第５版） A Dictionary of Zoology (Oxford Quick Reference) （5TH）

Allaby, Michael

Oxford University Press（2020/06発売）

Oxford University Press（2020/06発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 736 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780198845089
• DDC分類 590.3

Full Description

With over 6,000 entries, A Dictionary of Zoology is a detailed and authoritative guide to all areas of the field. It offers full taxonomic coverage of arthropods, other invertebrates, fish, reptiles, amphibians, birds, and mammals. It also includes terms from the areas of ecology, animal behaviour, evolution, earth history, zoogeography, genetics, and physiology.

All entries have been fully revised and updated, making this the most up-to-date reference guide of its kind. There are around 400 entries new to this edition covering areas that include taxonomic groups, prefixes, and widely used descriptive terms. These include articles on micronucleus, stoma, platy-, proto-, and terrestrial.

The dictionary is enriched through its useful web links, accessible via the companion website, as well as diagrams and detailed appendices. This fifth edition also includes a new Common Names appendix and three new illustrations.

Contents

Preface
A to Z entries
Endangered animals
Endangered animals 2012
The universal genetic code
Geologic time-scale
SI units
Supplementary units
Derived SI units
Multiples used with SI units
Extant animal phyla
Taxonomic classification
Common names