Paul A. Rees 
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 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 contains some legal terms, and
reference to some legal cases, to help students understand how the
protection, use and conservation of animals is regulated by the
law. Some people, famous animals, literature and films have
influenced the way we think about, and behave towards, animals. For
this reason, the book includes references to important books about
animals, famous animals who have starred in films or been the
subject of scientific studies, along with short biographies of
famous scientists and others who have studied animals or
established conservation or animal welfare organisations.

Table of Content

Preface viii

Acknowledgements x

How to use this book xi

A note on classification xii

Alphabetical entries 1

Acronyms and abbreviations 315

References 321

About the author

Dr. Paul A. Rees is a Senior Lecturer in the School of
Environment and Life Sciences at the University of Salford. He is a
biologist and lawyer, and was awarded a Ph D for his research on the
ecology, behaviour and management of feral cats, which was funded
by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Dr.
Rees established the first undergraduate programmes in conservation
at the University of Salford including the first specialist
programme in Wildlife Conservation with Zoo Biology in the UK. More
recently he was instrumental in the development of an MA in
Wildlife Documentary Production: the only course of its kind in
Europe. Dr. Rees’ research interests include wildlife law,
the ecology of large mammals in Tanzania, the behaviour of
elephants and the conservation role of zoos. He once worked as an
elephant keeper.