Animal behavior desk reference : a dictionary of animal behavior, ecology, and evolution /

Barrows's comprehensive dictionary provides concise definitions about animal behavior, ecology, and evolution. In the preface, the author (biology, Georgetown Univ.) states that 1,200 terms and definitions have been added since the first edition (1995); in fact, the number of pages has increased from 671 to 922. Added appendixes show a taxonomic table of organisms and describe each. Also new is an annotated list of companies, organizations, and societies concerned with animal behavior, welfare, and conservation. This dictionary departs from other standard dictionaries (e.g., Oxford Companion to Animal Behaviors, ed. by David McFarland, CH, Sep'82), in that every definition is drawn from a cited reference; many have several. This allows readers who want to see how these terms were used in the context of a scholarly article or monograph to find the full citation in the bibliography at the back of book and to retrieve the reference in a library. Definitions are, however, complete enough to give readers the full meaning of terms. Other unusual features: definitions are listed chronologically; they are arranged hierarchically, general to specific; and see references point to related terms. Highly recommended for all college, university, and public libraries. R. G. Sabin Rice University