Reviews

"From Aardvark to Zymogenous, this book is the specialized offshoot of the acclaimed Oxford Dictionary of National History....Subjects covered include: ecology, animal behavior, earth history, cell structure and function, physiology, zoo geography, taxonomic principles and genetics....This book is all it claims to be, and it remains singular in its attempt to cover this material. Using this dictionary is a lot like taking an upper-level biology course, without the exams."--Animal Keepers' Forum"Make sure you have an Allaby handy; you will undoubtedly find it useful." --Nature"Informative. . . .This dictionary should be in undergraduate science reference collections." --Choice"Some 6,000 entries . . cover subjects such as animal behavior, physiology, genetics, cytology, evolution, Earth history, and zoogeography. With biographical notes on important figures in the history of zoology, and reflecting the current emphasis on ecology in the study of animals." --SciTech Book News"This handy and readable dictionary provides students and practitioners with up-to-date definitions of nearly 5,000 terms in ecology and the environmental sciences. Recommended for all libraries."--Choice