"Words are our tools, and, as a minimum, we should use clean tools.
We should know what we mean and what we do not, and we must forearm
ourselves against the traps that language sets us." -- The Need for
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Dictionary of Behavior, Ecology, and Evolution, Third Edition
contains more than 800 new terms and definitions, 48 new figures,
and thousands of additions and improvements. Using a dictionary
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manner, the book's main body emphasizes conceptual terms, rather
than anatomical parts or taxonomic terms, and focuses on nouns,
rather than verbs or adjectives. Term hierarchies are handled with
bulleted entries and terms with multiple definitions are included
as superscripted entries. All sources are cited and most are
paraphrased to conform to uniform style and length. The dictionary
also includes nontechnical and obsolete terms, synonyms,
pronunciations, and notes and comments, as well as etymologies,
term originators, and related facts. Appendices address organism
names, organizations, and databases. Devoted to the precise and
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