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Journal of Zoology
Recently listed as one of the 100 Most Influential Journals in Biology & Medicine over the last 100 Years as voted by the BioMedical & Life Sciences Division of the Special Libraries Association.
Zoology is a broad field that embraces many disciplines including anatomy, behaviour, ecology, physiology, genomics, developmental biology, systematics and genetics.
The main objective of the Journal of Zoology is to publish original research papers and review articles, which explore the interface between these disciplines.
The great variety of subject matter ensures something of interest for all researchers and at the same time provides a broad view of recent trends and developments in the field.
Published monthly.
Journal of Zoology Podcast
Listen to the latest episode of the Journal of Zoology podcast
which features a selection of papers published from April to June 2010.
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New in 2010 - Thomas Henry Huxley Review
Read the first review article in the new Thomas Henry Huxley review series How stupid not to have thought of that: post-copulatory sexual selection
by T.R. Birkhead.
Animal Conservation
Animal Conservation
provides a forum for rapid publication of novel, peer-reviewed research into the conservation of animal species and their habitats.
A central theme is to publish quantitative studies detailing important new ideas and findings that have general implications for the scientific basis of conservation.
Covering a wide range of subjects including biodiversity, population biology, epidemiology, evolutionary ecology, population genetics, biogeography, palaeobiology and conservation economics, Animal Conservation is essential reading for conservation biologists, policy-makers and students.
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Read the feature paper The Wildlife Picture Index: monitoring top trophic levels by T.G.O'Brien, J.E.M. Baillie, L. Krueger and M. Cuke
International Zoo Yearbook
The International Zoo Yearbook
is an international forum for the exchange of information on the role of zoos in the conservation of biodiversity, species and habitats.
Investigative and data-collection work into the biology and behaviour of wild animals is increasingly dependent on co-ordinated effort and shared results between all institutions engaged in the study and preservation of wildlife.
Bears and canids are among the most popular of zoo animals, but in comparison with primates, cats, elephants and other stars of zoos, they have generally been much neglected. Although in the wild some species are doing well, and have even recovered in some cases, most are being squeezed out of diminishing habitats or exploited relentlessly for skins, bones and other body parts, so that zoos may well become increasingly important in their long-term management. But currently, and with only a few notable exceptions, zoos are failing them.
All too often confined to small barren concrete pits, long-lived bears are regarded as destructive and indestructible, but increasing behavioural and pathological evidence reveals them to be long-suffering instead. The larger canids are mostly kept in social groups, but if these are not well managed, social problems may lead to victimisation, unbalanced sex ratios, and poor reproduction and cub survival. Sadly, the smaller canids tend to be overlooked completely. However, public perception of how zoos should care for their animals and genuine concern for animal welfare is beginning to drive significant improvements in captive husbandry.
This volume will bring together the very best of current practice in maintaining and breeding bears and canids in captivity. It will provoke discussion from different points of view, identify glaring deficiencies in our current knowledge, and encourage increased investment of imagination, effort and resources to establish dynamic ex situ programmes that complement effective in situ conservation.
Read an article from the latest volume Canids and ursids in mixed-species exhibits by N. Dorman & D. C. Bourne
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International Zoo Yearbook call for papers (24 KB)
Please download price list and order form for available volumes (116 KB).
For other enquiries and to purchase volumes please contact yearbook@zsl.org .
The data for the list of Zoos and Aquariums of the World in Volume 43 were collected and collated using The Publishing Mill .
Free Online Access in the Developing World
Free online access to the Journal of Zoology, Animal Conservation and the International Zoo Yearbook is available within institutions in the developing world through OARE
(Online Access to Research in the Environment) in conjunction with UNEP, the United Nations Environment Programme. It is also available through INTAS, INASP and AGORA.
Conservation Science and Practice Book Series
Wiley-Blackwell and ZSL are pleased to present our new Conservation Science and Practice book series. Each title reviews a key issue in conservation today.
The series includes books that address the multidisciplinary aspects of conservation, looking at how biological scientists and ecologists are interacting with social scientists to effect long-term sustainable conservation measures.
Books in the series are based on symposia held at ZSL or other topics which meet these aims.
Titles in the series include
Managing and Designing Landscapes for Conservation
Edited by D.B. Lindenmayer and R.J. Hobbs
Bushmeat and Livelihoods
Edited by G. Davies and D. Brown
Participatory Research in Conservation and Rural Livelihoods
Edited by L. Fortmann
Recreational Hunting, Conservation and Rural Livelihoods
Edited by B. Dickson, J. Hutton and W.M.Adams
Conservation Biology Series
The Conservation Biology
series includes internationally significant advances in the science that underpins conservation biology.
The aim is to produce timely books which reflect the research interests of the Society and provide an important contribution to a particular field.
Titles in the series include
Coral Reef Conservation
Edited by I.M. Côté and J.D. Reynolds
Phylogeny and Conservation
Edited by A. Purvis, J.L. Gittleman and T. Brooks
Reproductive Science and Integrated Conservation
Edited by W.V. Holt, A.R. Pickard, J.C. Rodger and D.E. Wildt
Top Predators in Marine Ecosystems
Edited by I.L. Boyd, S. Wanless and C.J. Camphuysen
Zoos in the 21st Century
Edited by A. Zimmermann, M. Hatchwell, L. Dickie and C. West
Riding the Tiger
Now freely available for download
Edited by J. Seidensticker, S. Christie and P. Jackson
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
Riding the Tiger is a comprehensive, scientific and eminently readable account of the problems and possible solutions of securing a future for wild tigers.
Written by leading conservationists working throughout Asia, it is a vital resource for conservation practioners and students of carnivore conservation.
Nomenclator Zoologicus
Nomenclator Zoologicus is a continuous record of the bibliographical origins of the names of every genus and subgenus in zoology published since the 10th ed. of Linnaeus' Systema Naturae in 1758 up to 1994 in ten volumes (Volume 10 is an electronic-only volume and is not available for browsing).
Names are listed alphabetically, with a bibliographic reference to the original description of each one and an indication of the animal group to which it belongs.
In 2003, uBio received permission from the Zoological Society of London to undertake the digital conversion of Volumes 1-9 of Nomenclator Zoologicus.
The digitized version was developed with the permission of the Zoological Society of London at the MBLWHOI Library by uBio with the support and cooperation of Thomson Reuters , GBIF , and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation .
Symposia of the Zoological Society of London
The Symposia series was published from 1960 to 1999 and included invited contributions to international meetings held by the Zoological Society to explore a wide variety of zoological topics.
Titles in the series include
Mammalian Social Learning: Comparative and Ecological Perspectives
Edited by H.O. Box and K.R. Gibson
Behaviour and Ecology of Riparian Mammals
Edited by N. Dunstone and M. Gorman
A number of titles are available for purchase Backstock volumes of Symposia of the Zoological Society (80 KB)