Magill's Encyclopedia of Science: Animal Life
- ISBN-10
- 1587650215
- ISBN-13
- 9781587650215
- Category
- Science / Life Sciences / Zoology / General
- Pages
- 1820
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002
- Publisher
- Salem Press
- Author
- Carl W. Hoagstrom
Description
Ideal for high school, undergraduate, and general readers, this four-volume set offers accessible, easy-to-understand scientific information. The 385 entries focus on nonhumans from the animal kingdom-from insects to reptiles to mammals. Entries on species discuss notable anatomy and physiology, habitat, behavior, and reproduction and include a sidebar listing classification, geographical location, life span, and special anatomy. Other entries cover anatomy, behavior, and habitats. All entries begin with information about type of animal science, fields of study, and principal terms with brief definitions. Numerous subheads guide the reader through the text. Every essay ends with an annotated bibliography.
Get the book
Similar books
-
Gastrointestinal Microbiology: Gastrointestinal Microbes and Host Interactions
By Bryan White, Richard E. Isaacson, Rod I. MackieBased on limited studies with mule deer ( Pearson 1969 ) , buffalo ( Pearson 1967 ) , elk ( McBee et al . 1969 ) , reindeer ( Dehority 1975 , Orpin et al . 1985 ) , and camel ( Hungate et al . 1959 ) , wild ruminants appear to harbor ...
-
Australian Marine Shells: Prosobranch gastropods, part one
By Barry Robert Wilson, Carina Wilson, Patrick BakerFirst in a two-volume set describing and illustrating over 2400 species of Australian marine prosobranch gastropods including information on geographic distribution, habitat and synonymies. Provides an introduction dealing with collecting...
-
Ammonites and the Other Cephalopods of the Pierre Seaway: Identification Guide
By Neal L. LarsonW. P. Gibbons , Philadelphia , 88 p . , 19 pls . , app . 1-8 . Morton , S. G. , 1841. “ Description of several new species of fossil shells from the Cretaceous deposits of the United States . ” Proceedings of the Academy of Natural ...
-
The Neural Crest: Including a Facsimile Reprint of The Neural Crest by Sven Hörstadius
By Brian Keith HallIncluding a Facsimile Reprint of The Neural Crest by Sven Hörstadius Nancy Coffelt, Brian Keith Hall, Sven Hörstadius, Hall, James. developing somites and the trunk epithelium and as a more deeply migrating population , medial to the ...
-
The Canadian Wildlife Service LRTAP Biomonitoring Program: A strategy to monitor the biological recovery of aquatic ecosystems in eastern Canada...
By Canadian Wildlife Service. Ontario Region, Donald Keith McNicol, M. L. MalloryThe Canadian Wildlife Service LRTAP Biomonitoring Program: A strategy to monitor the biological recovery of aquatic ecosystems in eastern Canada...
-
所羅門王的指環: 與蟲魚鳥獸親密對話
By 康拉德．勞倫茲．諾貝爾獎得主、動物行為學之父勞倫茲最膾炙人口的科普著作 ．紐約公共圖書館「Books of the Century」自然科學類十大好書 ．誠品書店《一生的讀書計畫》推薦 ...
-
Pythons of the World: Australia
By David G. Barker, Tracy M. Barker180+ fine color photos, 40 text-figures (detailed line drawings), some distribution maps. Publisher's color pictorial stiff wrappers, oblong sm 4to. There is a long and warm inscription, signed by both...
-
West African Brachyuran Crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda)
By Raymond Brendan Manning, L. B. HolthuisWest African Brachyuran Crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda)
-
Medical Insects and Arachnids
By Natural History MuseumSurprising though it seems, the world faces almost as great a threat today from arthropod-borne diseases as it did in the heady days of the 1950s when global eradication of...
-
Atlante degli anfibi e dei rettili d'Italia
By Roberto Sindaco, Societas herpetologica italicaThe Atlas of Italian Amphibians and Reptiles presents the distribution, ecology and conservation status of the 37 species of amphibians and the 50 species of reptiles found in Italy. A...