A Dictionary of Animal Behaviour

This Oxford dictionary describes itself as “an essential source of reference for anyone with an interest in animal behaviour”. It is aimed at both professionals in this field, and at the general reader – quite a wide scope for such a small book. It aims to cover terms used in animal behaviour, and also in related areas “such as ecology, psychology and physiology”.

Reading it, I feel that it would perhaps be more suitable for the amateur. The majority of terms in the book should already be known by anyone with some basic knowledge of the subject, and most will...