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Subject Thesaurus: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J-M | N-O | P-Q | R | S | T | U-V | W-Z
Taxonomic Thesaurus:
Mammals :
Monotremes/Marsupials | Insectivores | Bats | Primates | Edentates/Lagomorphs | Rodents | Cetaceans |
Carnivores | Pinnipeds | Elephants/Hyraxes/Sirenians | Perissodactyls | Artiodactyls
Birds
Amphibians
Reptiles : Crocodiles | Turtles | Lizards | Snakes
Plants
A
B C D
AABGA use for Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta
AAM use for American Association of Museums
AZA use for American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums
AAZK use for American Association of Zoo Keepers
AAZPA see AZA
ABNORMALITIES
ALBINISM
ACTION PLANS
ADAPTATION
CAMOUFLAGE
ADULT
AGEING
AGGRESSION
AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE
AIR POLLUTION
ALBINISM
ALMANACS
American Associaton of Botanical Gardens and
Arboreta use AABGA
American Association of Museums use AAM
American Association of Zoological Parks and
Aquariums use AZA
American Association of Zoo Keepers use AAZK
American Zoo and Aquarium Association use AZA
AMPHIBIANS
AMUSEMENT PARKS
DISNEYLAND
SEA WORLD
ANATOMY
MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM
ANTLERS
HORNS
DENTITION
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
INTEGUMENT
CLAWS
FEATHERS
GLANDS
HAIR
HOOVES
SCALES
SKIN
NERVOUS SYSTEM
PULMONARY SYSTEM
REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
SENSE ORGANS
UROGENITAL SYSTEM
ANESTHESIOLOGY
ANIMAL CELEBRITIES
ANIMAL CONSTRUCTIONS
BURROWS
DENS
NESTS
ANIMAL CONTROL
IDENTIFICATION
RESTRAINT
SEDATION
TRACKING
TRAINING
TRAPPING
ANIMAL HOUSING see also EXHIBITS
AQUARIUMS
AVIARIES
INSECTARIUMS
NATIONAL PARKS
NATURE RESERVES
PRIMATE CENTERS
TERRARIUMS
ZOOS
BRONX ZOO use for Wildlife Conservation Society
CHILDREN'S ZOOS
LONDON ZOO
NATIONAL ZOO
SAN DIEGO ZOO
WILD ANIMAL PARK
ANIMAL-HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS
animal husbandry use HUSBANDRY
ANIMAL-PLANT RELATIONSHIPS
ANIMAL RIGHTS
ANIMAL SHOWS
ANIMAL WELFARE
ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT
[ANIMALS]
AMPHIBIANS
AQUARIUM ANIMALS
BIRDS
AVIARY BIRDS
CIRCUS ANIMALS
DOMESTIC ANIMALS
FERAL ANIMALS
FISHES
LABORATORY ANIMALS
MAMMALS
NOCTURNAL ANIMALS
REPTILES
TOXIC ANIMALS
VENOMOUS ANIMALS
WILD ANIMALS
ZOO ANIMALS
ANNUALS see also PERENNIALS
ANTHROPOLOGY
ANTIVENINS (use for ANTIVENOMS; see also VENOMOUS ANIMALS)
ANTLERS
AQUARIUM ANIMALS
AQUARIUMS
arboratums use BOTANICAL GARDENS
ARBORICULTURE
PRUNING
PLANTING
ARCHITECTURE
ARCHIVES
ART
DRAWINGS
NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY
PAINTINGS
PHOTOGRAPHY
ARTHROPODS
ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION
ATLASES
AUDIOLOGY
AVIARIES
AVIARY BIRDS
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banding use IDENTIFICATION
BEES
BEETLES
BEHAVIOR
AGGRESSION
COMMUNICATION
COMPETITION
CONDITIONING
DISPLAY
FEEDING
CARNIVOROUS
CANNIBALISM
FOOD HOARDING
FOOD SHARING
FORAGING
HERBIVOROUS
OMNIVOROUS
PREDATION
SCAVENGING
GROOMING
IMPRINTING
INSTINCT
LEARNING
CONDITIONING
INTELLIGENCE
MEMORY
maternal behavior use PARENTING
MIGRATION
MIMICRY
PARENTING
PLAY
PREENING
SEXUAL BEHAVIOR
COURTSHIP
DISPLAY
MATING
SCENT MARKING
SOCIAL BEHAVIOR
SOCIAL HIERARCHIES
STRESS
TERRITORIALITY
TOOL USE
BGCS use for Botanical Gardens Conservation Secretariat
BIBLIOGRAPHIES
BIOCHEMISTRY
BIODIVERSITY use for species/genetic diversity
BIOGRAPHIES
BIOLOGY
BIOMIMICRY
biomes use ECOSYSTEMS
BIRDS
AVIARY BIRDS
WATERFOWL
BIRTH CONTROL
BONSAI
BOTANICAL GARDENS use for major gardens and arboreta
Botanic Gardens Conservation Secretariat use BGCS
BOTANY
ETHNOBOTANY use for ethnomedicine or ethnopharmacology
BOTANISTS
BREEDING
BRONX ZOO use for Wildlife Conservation Society
BULBS AND RHIZOMES
BURROWING
BURROWS
BUSINESS
BUTTERFLIES
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CAMOUFLAGE
CANCER
CANNIBALISM
captive management use HUSBANDRY
captive breeding use BREEDING
Captive Breeding Specialist Group use CBSG
CARE OF EGGS
CARE OF YOUNG
CARDIOLOGY
CARDIOVASULAR SYSTEM
CARNIVORES
CARNIVOROUS
CARNIVOROUS PLANTS
caves use DENS
CBSG use for Captive Breeding Specialist Group
CHECKLISTS
CHEMISTRY
CHILDREN'S ZOOS
CIRCULATION
CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
CIRCUS ANIMALS
CITES use for Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
CLAWS
CLIMATE
AIR POLLUTION
LIGHT
TEMPERATURE
WATER
WIND
CLIMATE CONTROL
CLIMBING
CLONING
COASTAL REGIONS
COLORATION
COMMUNICATION
VOCALIZATIONS
SONG
DISPLAY
SCENT MARKING
COMMUNITIES see also POPULATIONS
comparative studies use RESEARCH
COMPETITION
CONDITIONING
CONIFEROUS FORESTS
congresses use PROCEEDINGS
CONSERVATION
PLANT CONSERVATION
WATER CONSERVATION
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
REINTRODUCTION
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
CONSERVATION LAWS
[CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS]
BGCS use for Botanical Gardens Conservation Secretariat
CITES use for Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna
ICBP use for International Council for Bird Preservation
ISIS use for International Species Information System
IUCN use for International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
SSC use for Species Survival Commission
CBSG use for Captive Breeding Specialist Group
CONTAINER GARDENS
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species use CITES
cooperative breeding use BREEDING
CONTRACEPTION
COPULATION
COURTSHIP
DISPLAY
CRES
CURATORS
CUSTOMER SERVICE
CYTOLOGY
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darting use IMMOBILIZATION
DEATH
DENS use for caves
DENTISTRY
DENTITION
DESERT GARDENS
DESERTS
DEVELOPMENT
DIAGNOSIS
DICTIONARIES
DIETS
DIETS IN CAPTIVITY
DIETS IN WILD
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
DIGESTION
dimorphism use SEX DIFFERENCES
DINOSAURS
DIRECTORIES
DISEASES
DISNEYLAND
DISPLAY
DISTRIBUTION
diversity use BIODIVERSITY
DOMESTIC ANIMALS
PETS
LIVESTOCK
DRAWINGS
DROUGHT
DROUGHT-TOLERANCE
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E
EARTHQUAKES
ECOLOGY
ECONOMICS
ECOSYSTEMS see also HABITATS
COASTAL REGIONS
DESERTS
FORESTS
CONIFEROUS FORESTS
RAINFORESTS
GRASSLANDS
SAVANNAS
MOUNTAINS
RIPARIAN AREAS
SCRUB use for chaparral
TUNDRA
MANGROVES
SWAMPS AND MARSHES
LAKES AND RIVERS
OCEANS
ISLANDS
WETLANDS
EDUCATION
EGG LAYING
EGGS
EMBRYOLOGY
ENCYCLOPEDIAS
ENDANGERED SPECIES see also CONSERVATION
ENDOCRINOLOGY
ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
HORMONES
PHEROMONES
endowments use GRANTS
enrichment use ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT
ENTERTAINMENT
ANIMAL SHOWS
MOVIES
TV SHOWS
VIDEOS
ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS
AIR POLLUTION
DROUGHT
FIRE
FLOODS
SOIL QUALITY
TEMPERATURE
EQUIPMENT
EROSION CONTROL
ESPALIER
ETHICS
ETHNOBOTANY use for ethnomedicine or ethnopharmacology
EUTHANASIA
EVENTS
ANNIVERSARIES
EVOLUTION
ADAPTATION
CAMOUFLAGE
EXTINCTION
NATURAL SELECTION
EXCRETION
EXHIBITS see also [ANIMAL HOUSING]
SDZ EXHIBITS
WAP EXHIBITS
EXPERIMENTAL METHODS
EXTINCT ANIMALS
EXTINCT PLANTS
EXTINCTION
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F
facts use STATISTICS
FEATHERS
FEEDING
CARNIVOROUS
CANNIBALISM
FOOD HOARDING
FOOD SHARING
FORAGING
HERBIVOROUS
OMNIVOROUS
PREDATION
SCAVENGING
FERAL ANIMALS
FERTILITY
FERTILIZATION
FETUS
FIELD GUIDES
field studies use RESEARCH
FIRE
FISHES
SHARKS
FLIGHT see also MIGRATION
FLOCKING
FLOODS
FLORAS
FLOWERING PLANTS
WILDFLOWERS
FOLKLORE
food use DIETS or NUTRITION
FOOD HOARDING
FOOD PLANTS
FOOD SERVICE
FOOD SHARING
FORAGING
FORESTS
CONIFEROUS FORESTS
RAINFORESTS
FOSSILS
FRAGRANT PLANTS
FRUITS AND SEEDS
FROZEN ZOO
FUND RAISING
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G
GAME ANIMALS
GARDENS see also BOTANICAL GARDENS
CONTAINER GARDENS
DESERT GARDENS
HERB GARDENS
HYDROPONIC GARDENS
JAPANESE GARDENS
NATIVE GARDENS
ROCK GARDENS
VEGETABLE GARDENS
WATER GARDENS
GASTROENTEROLOGY
GAZETTEERS
GENETICS see also FROZEN ZOO
BIODIVERSITY
CLONING
GENOMES
HYBRIDIZATION
INBREEDING
MEDICAL GENETICS
GENOMES
[GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS] see separate listing
GIS (use for Geographic Information System)
GLANDS
GRANTS includes endowments and granting agencies
GRASSES
GRASSLANDS
GREENHOUSES
GROOMING
GROUND COVERS
GUIDEBOOKS
GUIDELINES
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H
HABITATS see also ECOSYSTEMS
HAIR
HAND-REARING
HEARING
HEMATOLOGY
HERB GARDENS
HERBS
HERBIVORES
HERBIVOROUS
HERPETOLOGY
HIBERNATION
HIKING TRAILS
HISTOLOGY
HISTORY
NATURAL HISTORY
HOOVES
HORMONES
HORNS
HORTICULTURE
ARBORICULTURE
PLANTING
PRUNING
CLIMATE CONTROL
SCREEN CONSTRUCTION
EROSION CONTROL
IRRIGATION
fertilization use SOIL PREPARATION
LANDSCAPING
PEST CONTROL
INSECTICIDES
PLANT PROPAGATION
HYBRIDIZATION
PLANTING
POLLINATION
SOIL PREPARATION
TOPIARY
TRANSPLANTING
WEED CONTROL
HOUSING
HUSBANDRY
ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT
HUNTING
HAND-REARING
HYBRIDIZATION
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I
ICBP use for International Council for Bird Preservation
IDENTIFICATION
IMMOBILIZATION
IMMUNOLOGY
IMPRINTING
INBREEDING
INCUBATION
INDEXES
indians use NATIVE PEOPLES
INFANTICIDE
INFECTION
INJURIES
INSECTARIUMS
INSECTS see also SPIDERS
ANTS
BEES
BEETLES
BUTTERFLIES
INSECTICIDES
INSECTIVOROUS
INSTINCT
INTEGUMENT
CLAWS
FEATHERS
GLANDS
HAIR
HOOVES
SCALES
SKIN
INTELLIGENCE
International Council for Bird Preservation use ICBP
International Species Information System use ISIS
International Union for the Conservation of Nature use IUCN
INTERVIEWS
INTRODUCED SPECIES use for invasive species
INVENTORIES
ISIS
INVERTEBRATES
ARTHROPODS
INSECTS
ANTS
BEES
BEETLES
BUTTERFLIES
SPIDERS
IRRIGATION
ISIS use for International Species Information System
ISLANDS
ITURI FOREST
IUCN use for International Union for the Conservation of Nature
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J-M
JAPANESE GARDENS
JOAN EMBERY
KEEPERS
LABORATORY ANIMALS
LABORATORY MANUALS
laboratory studies use RESEARCH
LACTATION
LAKES AND RIVERS
LANDSCAPING
[LANGUAGES]--use with dictionaries, guidebooks, phrasebooks only.
Foreign language texts should be indicated in the notes.
AFRIKAANS
ARABIC
CHINESE
FRENCH
GERMAN
ITALIAN
JAPANESE
PORTUGUESE
RUSSIAN
SPANISH
laws use REGULATIONS
LEARNING
LEAVES
legislation use REGULATIONS
LIBRARIES
LIFE CYCLE see also DEVELOPMENT
NEWBORN use for neonates
YOUNG
ADULT
AGEING
DEATH
LONGEVITY
LIVESTOCK
LOCOMOTION
BURROWING
CLIMBING
FLIGHT
MIGRATION
LONDON ZOO
LONGEVITY
MAMMALOGY
MAMMALS see Mammal Thesaurus for specific terms
MARINE MAMMALS
UNGULATES
MANAGEMENT
MANGROVES
[manuals] use GUIDEBOOKS
LABORATORY MANUALS
TRAINING MANUALS
MAPS
MARKETING
maternal behavior use PARENTING
MATING
measurements use STATISTICS
MEDIA
MOVIES
TV SHOWS
MEDICINAL PLANTS see also ETHNOBOTANY
MEMORY
MENUS
METABOLISM
MICROBIOLOGY
MIGRATION
MIMICRY
MINIATURE PLANTS
MODELS
MORPHOLOGY
MOULTING
MOUNTAINS
MOVIES
MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM
MUSEUMS
ARCHIVES
NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM
MYTHOLOGY
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N-O
NATIONAL PARKS
NATIONAL ZOO
NATIVE PEOPLES
NATIVE PLANTS
NATURAL HISTORY
NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUMS
NATURAL SELECTION
NATURALISTS
NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY
NATURE RESERVES
NERVOUS SYSTEM
NESTS
NEST BUILDING
neonates use NEWBORN
NERVOUS SYSTEM
NEWBORN
NOCTURNAL ANIMALS
nomenclature use TAXONOMIES
NON-PROFIT CORPORATIONS
NURSERIES
NUTRITION (see also DIETS)
OCEANS
OLFACTION
OMNIVOROUS
ONCOLOGY
OPENINGS
ORAL HISTORIES
[ORGANIZATIONS]
AABGA
AAM
AZA
AAZK
BGCS
CBSG
CITES
ICBP
ISIS
IUCN
SSAR
USFWS
ORNITHOLOGY
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P-Q
PAINTINGS
PALEONTOLOGY
FOSSILS
PARASITES
PARASITOLOGY
PARENTING
CARE OF EGGS
CARE OF YOUNG
PATHOLOGY
[PEOPLE]
CELEBRITIES
CURATORS
KEEPERS
JOAN EMBERY
PERSONNEL
RESEARCHERS
TRUSTEES
VETERINARIANS
PERIODICALS
PERENNIALS
PERSONNEL
PEST CONTROL
PESTICIDES
PETS
PHARMACOLOGY
PHEROMONES
PHILOSOPHY
PHOTOGRAPHS see also NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY
PHYSICS
PHYSIOLOGY
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
CIRCULATION
DIGESTION
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
EXCRETION
FEEDING
GROWTH
HIBERNATION
METABOLISM
NERVOUS SYSTEM
PULMONARY SYSTEM
REPRODUCTION
REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
RESPIRATION
SENSE ORGANS
SLEEP
THERMOREGULATION
UROGENITAL SYSTEM
plant-animal relationships use ANIMAL-PLANT RELATIONSHIPS
PLANT COLLECTING
PLANT CONSERVATION
[PLANT HOUSING]
ARBORETA
GREENHOUSES
NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUMS
ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS
PLANT-INSECT RELATIONSHIPS
[PLANT LIFE-CYCLES]
ANNUALS
PERENNIALS
[PLANT PARTS]
BULBS AND RHIZOMES
LEAVES
FRUITS AND SEEDS
PLANT PROPAGATION
HYBRIDIZATION
NURSERY PRODUCTION
PLANTING
POLLINATION
PLANT SOCIETIES
PLANTING
SEEDING
SOIL PREPARATION
PLANTS see taxonomic section for specific groups of plants
CARNIVOROUS PLANTS
DROUGHT-TOLERANT PLANTS
FLOWERING PLANTS
WILDFLOWERS
FOOD PLANTS
FRAGRANT PLANTS
GRASSES
GROUND COVERS
HERBS
INSECTIVOROUS PLANTS
MEDICINAL PLANTS
MINIATURE PLANTS
NATIVE PLANTS
SHADE PLANTS
SHRUBS
SUCCULENTS
TOXIC PLANTS
TREES
TROPICAL PLANTS
VINES
WEEDS
WILDFLOWERS
PLAY
poisonous animals use TOXIC ANIMALS see also VENOMOUS ANIMALS
poisonous plants use TOXIC PLANTS
POLLINATION
population studies use RESEARCH
POPULATIONS see also COMMUNITIES
PREDATION
PREDATORS
PREGNANCY
PRIMATOLOGY
PRIMATE CENTERS
PROCEEDINGS
PROTECTIVE MECHANISMS
COLORATION
DISPLAY
MIMICRY
TOXINS AND VENOMS
protection see CONSERVATION or WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
PRUNING
BONSAI
ESPALIER
TOPIARY
PSYCHOLOGY
[PUBLICATIONS]
ACTION PLANS
ALMANACS
ATLASES
BIBLIOGRAPHIES
BIOGRAPHIES
CHECKLISTS
DICTIONARIES
DIRECTORIES
ENCYCLOPEDIAS
FIELD GUIDES
FLORAS
GUIDEBOOKS
LABORATORY MANUALS
TRAINING MANUALS
INDEXES
INVENTORIES
manuals use GUIDEBOOKS
PERIODICALS
PROCEEDINGS
RED DATA BOOKS
STUDBOOKS
TAXONOMIES
TEXTBOOKS
THESES
PUBLIC RELATIONS
EVENTS
TV SHOWS
VIDEOS
PULMONARY SYSTEM
QUOTATIONS
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R
RADIOLOGY
RAINFORESTS
RED LISTS (use for Red Data Books)
regional primate centers use PRIMATE CENTERS
REGULATIONS
REINTRODUCTION
RELIGION
REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
REPRODUCTION
ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION
BREEDING
COURTSHIP
COPULATION
EGG LAYING see also INCUBATION
FERTILITY
FETUS
HYBRIDIZATION
PREGNANCY
REPTILES
RESEARCH
RESEARCHERS
RESPIRATION
RESTRAINT
RIPARIAN AREAS
rivers use LAKES AND RIVERS
ROCK GARDENS
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S
SAFETY
(San Diego WAP) use WILD ANIMAL PARK
SAN DIEGO ZOO
EVENTS
ANNIVERSARIES
LANDMARKS
EXHIBITS
PEOPLE
CELEBRITIES
CURATORS
KEEPERS
JOAN EMBERY
RESEARCHERS
TRUSTEES
VETERINARIANS
SAVANNAS see also GRASSLANDS
SCALES
SCAVENGING
SCENT MARKING
[SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES]
AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE
AUDIOLOGY
ANTHROPOLOGY
BIOLOGY
CARDIOLOGY
ECOLOGY
EMBRYOLOGY
ENDOCRINOLOGY
GENETICS
GEOLOGY
HEMATOLOGY
HERPETOLOGY
HISTOLOGY
IMMUNOLOGY
MAMMALOGY
NEUROLOGY
ONCOLOGY
ORNITHOLOGY
PALEONTOLOGY
PARASITOLOGY
PATHOLOGY
PHARMACOLOGY
PHYSICS
PHYSIOLOGY
PRIMATOLOGY
PSYCHOLOGY
RADIOLOGY
VIROLOGY
ZOOLOGY
SCIENTIFIC THEORIES
SCRUB use for chaparral
SEA WORLD
SEDATION
SEEDS
SENSE ORGANS
SENSES
HEARING
OLFACTION
VISION
SEXUAL BEHAVIOR
COURTSHIP
DISPLAY
SEX DIFFERENCES includes dimorphism
SHADE PLANTS
SHRUBS
SIGNAGE
SKIN
SLEEP
smell use OLFACTION
SOCIAL BEHAVIOR
SOCIAL HIERARCHIES
Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles use SSAR
SOIL PREPARATION
SOIL QUALITY
SONG
species diversity use BIODIVERSITY
[SPECIES]
INTRODUCED SPECIES
SPECIES SURVIVAL PLANS use for ACTION PLANS
SPIDERS
SSAR use for Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles
SSC use for Species Survival Commission
STATISTICS includes facts
STATUS use for IUCN or CITES status
STRESS
STUDBOOKS
studies use RESEARCH
SUCCULENTS
SURGERY
SURVIVAL
SWAMPS AND MARSHES
SYMBOLISM
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T
TAXONOMIES
TECHNOLOGY
teeth use DENTITION
TEMPERATURE
TERRARIUMS
TERRITORIALITY
TEXTBOOKS
THESES
THERAPY
THERMOREGULATION
TOOL USE
TOOLS
GIS
TOPIARIES
TOXIC ANIMALS
TOXIC PLANTS
TOXICOLOGY
TOXINS AND VENOMS
TRACKING
TRAINING
TRAINING MANUALS
TRAPPING
TRANSPLANTING
TRANSPORTATION OF ANIMALS
TREES
TRIVIA
TROPICAL PLANTS
tropical rain forests use RAINFORESTS
TROPICS
TUNDRA
TV SHOWS
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U-V
UNITED NATIONS
UROGENITAL SYSTEM
USFWS
VEGETABLE GARDENS
VENOMOUS ANIMALS
venoms see TOXINS AND VENOMS
VETERINARIANS
VETERINARY MEDICINE
ANESTHESIOLOGY
BIOCHEMISTRY
CARDIOLOGY
CYTOLOGY
DENTISTRY
DIAGNOSIS
EMERGENCY MEDICINE
ENDOCRINOLOGY
EPIDEMIOLOGY
GASTROENTEROLOGY
HEMATOLOGY
HISTOLOGY
IMMUNOLOGY
INJURIES
INTERNAL MEDICINE
MEDICAL GENETICS
NEUROLOGY
ONCOLOGY
OPHTHALMOLOGY
PARASITOLOGY
PATHOLOGY
PHARMACOLOGY
PHYSIOLOGY
RADIOLOGY
REPRODUCTION
SEDATION
SURGERY
THERAPY
ULTRASONOGRAPHY
VIROLOGY
WOUNDS
ZOONOSES
VIDEOS
VINES
VIROLOGY
VISION
VOCALIZATIONS
SONG
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W-Z
WATER
WATER CONSERVATION
WATERFOWL
WATER GARDENS
WEEDS
WEED CONTROL
WETLANDS
WILD ANIMALS
WILDFLOWERS
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
laws use REGULATIONS
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
Wildlife Conservation Society use BRONX ZOO
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
WILDLIFE TRADE see also CITES
World Conservation Union use IUCN
WOUNDS
xerophytes use DROUGHT-TOLERANCE
YOUNG
ZOO ANIMALS
ZOO KEEPERS
ZOOS
BRONX ZOO (use for WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY)
CHILDREN'S ZOOS
LONDON ZOO
NATIONAL ZOO
SAN DIEGO ZOO
WILD ANIMAL PARK (use for San Diego WAP)
ZOOLOGY
ZOONOSES
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ANIMAL THESAURUS
Classes and Orders are in bold caps. Families and Genera are listed hierarchically beneath. In some
cases a family consists of a single species or genera and a redundant taxonomic term has not been
added. Usually only major works receive the class terms MAMMALS, BIRDS, AMPHIBIANS, REPTILES.
MAMMALS (class)
MONOTREMES (order)
ECHIDNAS (family)
PLATYPUS
MARSUPIALS
OPOSSUMS
POSSUMS
QUOLLS
TASMANIAN DEVILS
MARSUPIAL MOLES
BANDICOOTS
RAT OPOSSUMS
PHALANGERS
CUSCUS (genera)
[PETAURIDAE]
RINGTAIL POSSUMS
GLIDERS
PYGMY POSSUMS
HONEY POSSUMS
KOALAS
WOMBATS
MACROPODS
KANGAROOS
WALLABIES
TREE KANGAROOS
THYLACINES
INSECTIVORES
SOLENODONS
TENRECS
OTTER SHREWS
GOLDEN MOLES
HEDGEHOGS
MOLES
SHREWS
ELEPHANT SHREWS
BATS
FRUIT-EATING BATS
MOUSE-TAILED BATS
SAC-WINGED BATS
BULL-DOG BATS
HISPID BATS
FALSE VAMPIRES
HORSESHOE BATS
AMERICAN LEAF-NOSED BATS
FUNNEL-EARED BATS
SMOKEY BATS
DISC-WINGED BATS
GOLDEN BATS
LONG-EARED BATS
COMMON BATS
SHORT-TAILED BATS
MASTIFF BATS
MADAGASCAR ROUSETTES
OLD WORLD LEAF-NOSE BATS
LONG-WINGED BATS
TREE SHREWS
FLYING LEMURS
PRIMATES
LEMURS
[INDIRIIDAE]
INDRIS
SIFAKAS
AYE-AYES
LORISIDAE
LORISES
POTTOS
BUSHBABIES
TARSIERS
NEW WORLD MONKEYS (Cebidae)
NIGHT MONKEYS (use for owl monkeys)
TITI MONKEYS
UAKARIS
SAKIS
HOWLER MONKEYS
CAPUCHINS
SQUIRREL MONKEYS
SPIDER MONKEYS
WOOLLY MONKEYS
[CALLITHRICIDAE]
MARMOSETS
TAMARINS
OLD WORLD MONKEYS (Cercopithecidae)
MANGABEYS
GUENONS
VERVETS
MACAQUES
BABOONS
DRILLS
COLOBUS
PROBOSCIS MONKEYS
LEAF MONKEYS
LANGURS
DOUC LANGURS
PIG-TAILED LANGURS
SNUB-NOSED MONKEYS
GOLDEN MONKEYS
APES
GIBBONS
GORILLAS
CHIMPANZEES
PYGMY CHIMPANZEES (use for BONOBOS)
ORANGUTANS
HUMANS
EDENTATES
ANTEATERS
SLOTHS
ARMADILLOS
PANGOLINS
LAGOMORPHS
PIKAS
HARES
RABBITS
RODENTS
MOUNTAIN BEAVERS
SQUIRRELS
PRAIRIE DOGS
MARMOTS
GOPHERS
POCKET GOPHERS
POCKET MICE
BEAVERS
SCALY-TAILED SQUIRRELS
SPRINGHAAS
NEW WORLD MICE
AMERICAN HARVEST MICE
GERBILS
HAMSTERS
LEMMINGS
MUSKRATS
VOLES
DORMICE
JUMPING MICE
JERBOAS
PORCUPINES
CAVIES
CAPYBARAS
PACARANAS
AGOUTIS
CHINCHILLAS
VISCACHAS
HUTIAS
NUTRIAS
COYPUS
OCTODONTS
TUCOTUCOS
RATS
CHINCHILLA RATS
SPINY RATS
CANE RATS
DASSIE RATS
BAMBOO RATS
OLD WORLD RATS
AFRICAN MOLE RATS
NAKED MOLE RATS
PALAEARCTIC MOLE RATS
KANGAROO RATS
GUNDIS
CETACEANS
DOLPHINS
RIVER DOLPHINS
PORPOISES
WHALES
KILLER WHALES
[MONODONTIDAE]
NARWHALS
BELUGA WHALES
SPERM WHALES
[ZIPHIIDAE]
BOTTLENOSED WHALES
BEAKED WHALES
GRAY WHALES
RORQUALS
RIGHT WHALES
CARNIVORES
CANIDS
DOGS
COYOTES
WOLVES
JACKALS
FOXES
URSIDAE
BEARS
BLACK BEARS
ASIATIC BLACK BEARS
BROWN BEARS (includes Grizzly Bears, Kodiak Bears, Syrian Bears, Eurasian Brown Bears)
GIANT PANDAS
POLAR BEARS
SPECTACLED BEARS
SUN BEARS
RACCOONS
RED PANDAS
KINKAJOUS
COATIS
OLINGOS
MUSTELIDS
WEASELS
FERRETS
MARTENS
OTTERS
BADGERS
SKUNKS
VIVERRIDS
CIVETS
GENETS
MONGOOSES
MEERKATS
BINTURONGS
HYENIDAE
HYENAS
AARDWOLVES
FELIDS
FELIS
CARACALS
CATS
PUMAS (use for COUGAR and MOUNTAIN LION)
OCELOTS
SERVALS
FISHING CATS
MARGAYS
JAGAURUNDIS
LYNXES
BOBCATS
PANTHERA
LIONS
AFRICAN LIONS
ASIAN LIONS
LEOPARDS
JAGUARS
TIGERS
UNCIA (use for SNOW LEOPARDS)
CLOUDED LEOPARDS
CHEETAHS
PINNIPEDS
SEALS
EARED SEALS
WALRUSES
CALIFORNIA SEA LIONS
FUR SEALS
EARLESS SEALS
BEARDED SEALS
HARBOR SEALS
HARP SEALS
AARDVARKS
ELEPHANTS
ASIAN ELEPHANTS
AFRICAN ELEPHANTS
HYRAXES
TREE HYRAXES
ROCK HYRAXES
SIRENIANS
MANATEES
DUGONGS
SEA COWS
PERISSODACTYLS
EQUIDS
HORSES
PRZEWALSKI'S HORSE
ZEBRAS
ASSES
TAPIRS
RHINOCEROSES
WHITE RHINOCEROSES
BLACK RHINOCEROSES
SUMATRAN RHINOCEROSES
INDIAN RHINOCEROSES
ARTIODACTYLS
PIGS
BABIRUSAS
WART HOGS
AFRICAN BUSH PIGS
PECCARIES
HIPPOPOTAMI
PYGMY HIPPOPOTAMI
[CAMELIDAE]
CAMELS
LLAMAS
CHEVROTAINS
DEER
BROCKET DEER
CARIBOUS
CHINESE WATER DEER
MOOSE
MUNTJACS
MUSK DEER
PAMPAS DEER
PERE DAVID'S DEER
PUDUS
RED DEER
REINDEER
ROE DEER
RUSA DEER
SWAMP DEER
WHITE-TAILED AND MULE DEER
[GIRAFFIDAE]
GIRAFFES
OKAPIS
PRONGHORNS
BOVIDAE
[BOVINAE]
ANOAS
BISONS
BONGOS
BUFFALOS
BUSHBUCKS
CATTLE
ELANDS
GAURS
KUDUS
KOUPREYS
WISENTS
YAKS
[CEPHALOPHINAE]
DUIKERS
[HIPPOTRAGINAE]
ADDAX
HARTEBEESTS
KOBS
ORYX
REEDBUCK
ROAN ANTELOPES
SABLE ANTELOPES
WATERBUCKS
WILDEBEESTS
[ANTELOPINAE]
ANTELOPES
BLACKBUCKS
DIK-DIKS
DUIKERS
DWARF ANTELOPES
GAZELLES
GERENUKS
IMPALAS
KLIPSPRINGERS
ORIBIS
SPRINGBOKS
STEENBOKS
SUNIS
TIBETAN GAZELLES
[CAPRINAE]
SHEEP
ARGALI
BARBARY SHEEP (use for AOUDADS)
BIGHORN SHEEP
BHARALS (use for BLUE SHEEP)
DALL'S SHEEP
MOUFLONS
URIALS
GOATS
IBEX
MARKHORS
TAHRS
MUSK OXEN
[SAIGINAE]
SAIGAS
[RUPICAPRINAE]
CHAMOIS
ROCKY MOUNTAIN GOATS
SEROWS
GORALS
[OVIBOVINAE]
TAKINS
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BIRDS (class Aves)
RATITES (flightless birds)
[STRUTHIONIFORMS] (order)
OSTRICHES (family)
[RHEIFORMS]
RHEAS
[CASUARIFORMES]
CASSOWARIES
EMUS
[APTERYGIFORMES]
KIWIS
[TINAMIFORMES]
TINAMOUS
[SPHENISCIFORMES]
PENGUINS
[GAVIFORMES]
LOONS
[PODICIPEDIFORMES]
GREBES
PROCELLARIIFORMES
ALBATROSSES
SHEARWATERS
STORM PETRELS
DIVING PETRELS
PELECANIFORMES
TROPICBIRDS
PELICANS
BOOBIES
CORMORANTS
ANHINGAS
FRIGATE BIRDS
CICONIFORMES (use for Ciconiiformes)
ARDEIDAE
BITTERNS
EGRETS
HERONS
WHALE-HEADED STORKS
HAMMERHEADS
STORKS
IBISES
[PHOENICOPTERIFORMES]
FLAMINGOES
ANSERIFORMES
SCREAMERS
ANATIDAE
DUCKS
GEESE
SWANS
[FALCONIFORMES] use RAPTORS
VULTURES
CALIFORNIA CONDORS
ANDEAN CONDORS
OSPREYS
HAWKS
GOSHAWKS
EAGLES
SECRETARY BIRDS
FALCONIDAE
FALCONS
KESTRELS
CARACARAS
GALLIFORMES (see also CRACIFORMES)
MEGAPODES
CURASSOWS
GUANS
PHEASANTS
WILD TURKEYS
GROUSE
QUAIL
JUNGLEFOWL
MONALS
PEAFOWL
TRUE PHEASANTS
GUINEA-FOWL
GRUIFORMES
BUSTARDS
CRANES
GREBES
KAGUS
MESITES
HEMI-PODE QUAILS
RAILS
SUN BITTERNS
SERIEMAS
TRUMPETERS
CHARADRIIFORMES
AUKS
AVOCETS
CURLEWS
STONE CURLEWS
GULLS
IBISBILLS
JACANAS
OYSTERCATCHERS
PLOVERS
CRAB PLOVERS
PRATINCOLES
PUFFINS
SANDPIPERS
SEEDSNIPES
SHEATHBILLS
SKUAS
SNIPES
STILTS
SKIMMERS
TERNS
[PTEROCLIFORMES]
SANDGROUSES
[COLUMBIFORMES]
PIGEONS
DOVES
PSITTACIFORMES
LORIES
COCKATOOS
GALAHS
CORELLAS
PARROTS
[CUCULIFORMES]
TURACOS
CUCKOOS
[STRIGIFORMES]
BARN OWLS
OWLS
CAPRIMULGIFORMES
OILBIRDS
FROGMOUTHS
POTOOS
NIGHTJARS
APODIFORMES
SWIFTS
TREE SWIFTS
HUMMINGBIRDS
[COLIFORMES]
MOUSEBIRDS
[TROGONIFORMES]
TROGONS
CORACIFORMES
BEE-EATERS
HOOPOES
HORNBILLS
KINGFISHERS
MOTMOTS
ROLLERS
GROUND ROLLERS
CUCKOO ROLLERS
TODIES
WOODHOOPOES
PICIFORMES
BARBETS
HONEYGUIDES
JACAMARS
PUFFBIRDS
TOUCANS
WOODPECKERS
PASSERIFORMES
ACCENTORS
AMERICAN WOOD WARBLERS
ANTBIRDS
BABBLERS
BALD CROWS
BANANAQUITS
BELLMAGPIES
BIRDS OF PARADISE
BLACKBIRDS
NEW WORLD BLACKBIRDS (includes Cowbirds)
ORIOLES
BOWERBIRDS
CATBIRDS
BROADBILLS
BULBULS
BUSH LARKS
COTINGAS
[CORVIDAE]
CROWS
RAVENS
JAYS
CREEPERS
AUSTRALIAN CREEPERS
CUCKOO-SHRIKES
DIPPERS
DRONGOS
FALSE SUNBIRDS
FINCHES
WAXBILLS
FLOWERPECKERS
FLYCATCHERS
OLD WORLD FLYCATCHERS
FOLIAGE-GLEANERS
GNATCATCHERS
GNATEATERS
GROSBEAKS
HONEYCREEPERS
HAWAIIAN HONEYCREEPERS
HONEYEATERS
LEAFBIRDS
LOG-RUNNERS
LONG-TAILED TITS
LYREBIRDS
MANAKINS
MOCKINGBIRDS
MONARCHS AND FANTAILS
MUDNEST BUILDERS
NUTHATCHES
PALM CHATS
PARROTBILLS
PENDULINE TITS
PHILIPPINE CREEPERS
PIPITS
PUFFBACK FLYCATCHERS
ROBINS
AUSTRALASIAN ROBINS
SCRUB-BIRDS
SHARPBILLS
SHRIKES
SPARROWS
SPINETAILS
[Sturnidae]
MYNAS
STARLINGS
SUNBIRDS
SWALLOWS
TANAGERS
TAPACULOS
THORNBILLS AND FLYEATERS
THRASHERS
THRUSHES
TITS
TITMICE
TREECREEPERS
TYRANTS
VIREOS
WAGTAILS
WARBLERS
OLD WORLD WARBLERS
WATTLEBIRDS
WATTLE-EYES
WAXWINGS
WEAVERS
WHISTLERS
WHITE-EYES
WRENS
AUSTRALASIAN WRENS
NEW ZEALAND WRENS
WOOD SWALLOWS
WOODCREEPERS
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AMPHIBIANS (class)
[GYMNOPHIONA] (order)
CAECILIANS (family)
[CAUDATA]
SALAMANDERS
NEWTS
[ANURA]
TAILED FROGS
FROGS [RANIDAE]
AMERICAN BULLFROG
TREE FROGS [HYLIDAE]
POISON ARROW FROGS [DENDROBATIDAE]
HORNED FROGS [LEPTODACTYLIDAE]
RED FROGS [MICROHYLIDAE]
TOADS [BUFONIDAE]
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REPTILES (class)
[CROCODYLIA] (order)
ALLIGATORS (family)
CROCODILES
GHARIALS
[RHYNCHOCEPHALIA]
TUATARAS
[TESTUDINES] use TURTLES
SIDE-NECKED TURTLES [PLEURODIRA]
HIDDEN-NECKED TURTLES
PIG-NOSE TURTLES [CARETTOCHELYIDAE]
RIVER TURTLES [DERMATEMYDIDAE]
MARINE TURTLES [CHELONIIDAE]
SNAPPING TURTLES [CHELYDRIDAE]
LEATHERBACK TURTLES [DERMOCHELYIDAE]
POND TURTLES [EMYDIDAE]
BOX TURTLES
PAINTED TURTLES
SLIDERS
MUD AND MUSK TURTLES [KINOSTERNIDAE]
TORTOISES [TESTUDINIDAE]
GALAPAGOS TORTOISES
DESERT TORTOISES
SOFT-SHELLED TURTLES [TRIONYCHIDAE]
BIG-HEADED TURTLES [PLATYSTERNIDAE]
SNAKE-NECKED TURTLES [CHELIDAE]
[SQUAMATA] superorder
[SAURIA] use LIZARDS
AGAMID LIZARDS
BEARDED DRAGONS
ASIAN WATER DRAGONS
SPINY-TAILED LIZARDS
ANGUID LIZARDS
ALLIGATOR LIZARDS
GLASS LIZARDS
FLAP-FOOTED LIZARDS [PYGOPODIDAE, Australian legless lizards]
IGUANIDAE
CROTAPHYTID LIZARDS
COLLARED LIZARDS
LEOPARD LIZARDS
CHAMELEONS [CHAMAELEONTIDAE]
IGUANAS
ANOLES [POLYCHROTINAE]
HORNED LIZARDS
GIRDLE-TAILED LIZARDS
GECKOS
MICROTEIIDS
HELODERMATIDAE
GILA MONSTERS
BEADED LIZARDS
LACERTIDAE
WALL LIZARDS
EARLESS MONITORS [LANTHANOTIDAE]
SKINKS
MACROTEIIDS
WHIPTAILS
MONITORS [VARANIDAE]
KOMODO DRAGONS
NIGHT LIZARDS
[SERPENTES] use SNAKES
BLIND SNAKES
BOIDAE
PYTHONS
RETICULATED PYTHONS
INDIAN PYTHONS
ROCK PYTHONS
BALL PYTHONS
BOAS
RUBBER BOAS
ROSY BOAS
MADAGASCAR TREE BOAS
EMERALD TREE BOAS
BOA CONSTRICTORS
ANACONDAS
COLUBRIDS
RATSNAKES
GARTER SNAKES
GOPHER SNAKES
KINGSNAKES
FOX SNAKES
CORN SNAKES
RACERS
WATERSNAKES
WHIPSNAKES
ELAPIDS
ADDERS
COBRAS
KRAITS
MAMBAS
CORAL SNAKES
SEA SNAKES [HYDROPHIIDAE]
VIPERS [VIPERIDAE]
PIT VIPERS
RATTLESNAKES
COPPERHEADS
COTTONMOUTHS
[AMPHISBAENIA] use WORM LIZARDS
TROGONOPHIDAE
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PLANTS
ACACIAS
AGAPANTHUS
AGAVES
ALGAE
ALLIUMS
ALOES
AMARANTHS
AMARYLLIS
ANTHURIUMS
AROIDS
AZALEAS
BAMBOO
BANANAS
BEGONIAS
BOOJUM
BROMELIADS
CACTUS
CALLA LILIES
CAMELLIAS
CANNAS
CHRYSANTHEMUMS
CITRUS
CONIFERS
CEDARS
FIRS
PINES
CYCADS
CYCLAMENS
DAYLILIES
DAHLIAS
DIANTHUS
ECHINOCEREUS
EPIPHYLLUMS
ERICAS
ERYTHRINAS
EUCALYPTUS
EUPHORBIAS
FERNS
FIGS
FIRS
FRANGIPANI
FUCHSIAS
FUNGI
GERANIUMS
GINGERS use for Zingiberales
GRASSES
HAEMANTHUS
HERBS
HIBISCUS
HOLLYS
HOSTAS
HOYAS
HYDRANGEAS
IVIES
IRISES
JOJOBA
LILACS
LILIES
MESEMBRYANTHEMUMS
MUSHROOMS
NIGHTSHADES
ORCHIDS
PALMS
PAPHIOPEDILUMS
PELARGONIUMS
PEONIES
PITTOSPORUMS
PLATYCERIUMS
PLEIONES
PROTEAS
ROSES
RUSHES
SALVIAS
SEDUMS
STAPELIAS
TILLANDSIAS
VIBURNUMS
WATER LILIES
Zingiberales use GINGERS
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GEOGRAPHIC THESAURUS
Regional works should be given one of the following subject headings. Add additional terms when a work
deals with a specific country. (Examples are given in lower case)
AMERICA
NORTH AMERICA
UNITED STATES
WESTERN U.S.
ALASKA
CALIFORNIA
CHANNEL ISLANDS
SAN DIEGO
CENTRAL U.S.
EASTERN U.S.
SOUTHERN U.S.
CANADA
CENTRAL AMERICA (Costa Rica, Belize, Guatamala, Nicaragua etc.)
MEXICO
BAJA CALIFORNIA
CARIBBEAN ISLANDS (West Indies, Cuba, Puerto Rico, etc.)
SOUTH AMERICA
GALAPAGOS
GUIANAS (use for Dutch Guiana, French Guiana, or Suriname)
SOUTH ATLANTIC ISLANDS
EUROPE (Austria, France, Germany, Poland, Greece, etc.)
GREAT BRITAIN (England, Scotland, Wales)
USSR (Russian Federation)
SCANDINAVIA (Denmark, Norway, Sweden etc.)
MIDDLE EAST (Afghanistan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Turkey etc.)
ASIA (China, Japan, India, Siberia etc.)
SOUTHEAST ASIA (Vietnam, Thailand, Philippine Islands etc.)
MALAYSIA (Malay Archipelago)
INDONESIA (Bali, Borneo, Sumatra, Sulawesi etc.)
ISLANDS OF THE PACIFIC
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
SOUTH PACIFIC
AUSTRALIAN REGION (New Zealand, New Guinea)
AUSTRALIA
TASMANIA
AFRICA
NORTH AFRICA Morrocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, W. Sahara, Canary Islands
CENTRAL AFRICA Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, Cameroon
EAST AFRICA Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Somalia
WEST AFRICA Mauritania, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Mali
SOUTHERN AFRICA Angola, Zambia, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Botswana, S. Africa
MADAGASCAR
ARCTIC
ANTARCTIC
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