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A Dictionary of Zoo Biology and Animal Management.
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 en...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Wiley,
2013.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- 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.