A guide to the literature of the animal kingdom, providing annotated lists of traditional and electronic sources for each major animal group (invertebrates, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals). Intended as a selective guide, it doesn't reflect the totality of the zoological literature, but instead describes the more important sources in the field. The lengthy annotations also evaluate works and point out their most suitable applications. While the sources cited are worldwide in scope, most are in English. In addition to a comprehensive author/title index, a subject index lists both common and scientific names of animals as well as geographical locations. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR