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Author Rees, Paul A

Title A Dictionary of Zoo Biology and Animal Management
Published Hoboken : Wiley, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (336 pages)
Contents Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; How to use this book; A note on classification; Alphabetical entries; A; A; aardvark (Orycteropus afer); AAZK; AAZPA; Abandonment of Animals Act 1960; ABC species; abdomen; abdominal skinfold; abductor muscle; abiotic; abiotic environment; abiotic stress; abnormal behaviour; abomasal ulcer; abomasum; aboral; abortion, miscarriage; abrasion; abscess; absorption; ABWAK; abyssal; academic journal; academic paper; acariasis; acaricide, acaridicide; accelerometer; acceptable daily intake; accidental; acclimation
Acclimatisation, acclimationaccredited herd; accredited vet; accredited zoo; acetylcholine (ACh); acid; acidity; acidosis; Acipenseriformes; acoelomate; acoustic signalling; acoustic tag; acoustic-lateralis system, lateral line system; acrosome; Act of Congress; Act of Parliament; ACTH; actin; actinomycosis; Actinopterygii; action potential; activated charcoal; active site; active sleep; active transport; activity budget, behaviour budget; acupressure; acupuncture; acute condition; ad lib; ad lib feeder; ad lib sampling, opportunistic sampling; ad libitum, ad lib
Adamson, George (1906-1989) and Joy (1910-1980)adaptation; adaptive heterothermy; adaptive radiation; adductor muscle; adenine (A); adenohypophysis; adenosine diphosphate (ADP); adenosine triphosphate (ATP); adipose; adipose fin; adipose tissue; adoption scheme; ADP; adrenal cortex; adrenal gland; adrenal medulla; adrenaline, adrenalin, epinephrine; adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH); advertisement; advertisement call; aerial census; aerial gunning; aerial photography; aerial survey, aerial census; aerobic; aerobic respiration; aerosol delivery system; aestivation, estivation
Aetiology, etiologyAEWA; affective states; afferent; affiliative behaviour; affiliative exhibit; afforestation; AfiFarm; Africa USA; African Elephant Conservation Act of 1989 (USA); Afrotropical region; aftershaft; agar plate; age class; age pyramid; age structure; age-specific mortality rate; agglutination; aggregation; aggression; aggressive mimicry; Agnatha; agonistic behaviour; Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds 1995 (AEWA); Agreement on the Conservation of Bats in Europe 1991 (EUROBATS)
Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and contiguous Atlantic Area 1996 (ACCOBAMS)Agreement on the Conservation of Polar Bears 1973; Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic, North East Atlantic, Irish and North Seas 1991 (ASCOBANS); Agricultural Revolution; agricultural show; Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC); agri-environment scheme; agronomy; AI; air bladder; air flow; air sac; air stone; Airborne Hunting Act of 1971 (USA); airplane wing; air-stripper; airway; AKAA; alarm; alarm call; alarm pheromone; alarm response
Summary This dictionary is intended as a guide to the terminology used in a wide range of animal-related programmes of study including agriculture, animal care, animal management, animal production, animal welfare, veterinary nursing, wildlife conservation and zoo biology. In total it contains over 5,300 entries. It contains a wide range of terms used in the fields of veterinary science, physiology and zoology, as students whose primary interests are animal welfare or zoo biology also need to have some understanding of disease, how animal bodies function and how animals are classified. It also cont
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Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Zoology -- Terminology.
Wildlife conservation -- Terminology
Animal welfare -- Terminology
Livestock -- Terminology
Animal welfare
Livestock
Wildlife conservation
Zoology
Genre/Form Terminology
Form Electronic book
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