Description |
597 pages : illustrations ; 20cm |
Series |
Oxford paperback reference |
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Oxford paperback reference.
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Contents |
Endangered animals -- The universal genetic code -- Geologic time-scale |
Summary |
"This is the most comprehensive and up-to-date dictionary of zoology available. Covering all aspects of the study of animals, and now fully revised for this new edition, it is ideal for students and will be invaluable to amateur naturalists."--BOOK JACKET. "Over 5,000 entries; wide coverage including animal behaviour, ecology, physiology, genetics, cytology, evolution, earth history, and zoogeography; full taxonomic coverage of arthropods, other invertebrates, fish, reptiles, amphibians, birds, and mammals; and new material on genetics, evolutionary studies, and mammalian physiology."--BOOK JACKET |
Notes |
Rev. ed. of: Concise Oxford dictionary of zoology. 1991 |
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Also available via the World Wide Web |
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System requirements: Internet connectivity and World Wide Web browser |
Subject |
Zoology -- Dictionaries.
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Genre/Form |
Dictionaries.
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Dictionaries.
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Author |
Allaby, Michael.
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Oxford University Press.
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LC no. |
98009810 |
ISSN |
0192800760 |
ISBN |
0192800760 paperback |
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019860758X |
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