Recommended Zoology-Related Books
←
→
Page content transcription
If your browser does not render page correctly, please read the page content below
Recommended Zoology-Related Books
Classic Natural History Books (Non-Fiction)
A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold
On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin
The History of Biology by Eric Nordenskiold
Bully for Brontosaursus by Stephen Jay Gould
Hen’s Teeth and Horse’s Toes: Further Reflections in Natural History by
Stephen Jay Gould
Walden and Other Writings by Henry David Thoreau
The Book of Naturalists edited by William Beebe
Animal Welfare Books (Non-Fiction)
Animal Welfare edited by Michael C. Appleby, Joy A. Mench,
I. Anna Olsson, and Barry O. Hughes
Stress and Animal Welfare by D.M. Broom and K.G. Johnson
Animals Make us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals by
Temple Grandin
The Bond: Our Kinship with Animals, Our Call to Defend Them
by Wayne Pacelle
Animal Behavior Books (Non-Fiction)
Animal Training & Behavior Principles
Don’t Shoot the Dog by Karen Pryor
Reaching the Animal Mind by Karen Pryor
Learning by A. Charles Catania
The Other End of the Leash: Why We Do What We Do Around Dogs
by Patricia B. McConnell
The Science of Consequences: How They Affect Genes, Change the
Brain, and Impact Our World by Susan M. Schneider
Kicked, Bitten, and Scratched: Life and Lessons at the World’s
Premier School for Exotic Animal Trainers by Amy Sutherland
Cumulative Record by B.F. Skinner
Schedules of Reinforcement by B.F. Skinner
About Behaviorism by B.F. Skinner
The Science of Psychology: An Interbehavioral Survey by J.R. Kantor
Applied Behavior Analysis by John O. Cooper, Timothy E. Heron, and
William L. Heward
Note: This is NOT an exhaustive book list.
Recommended Zoology-Related Books
Animal Behavior Miscellaneous
Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal
Behavior by Temple Grandin
The Elephant’s Secret Sense: The Hidden Life of the Wild Herds of Africa by
Caitlin O’Connell
The Chimpanzees of Gombe: Patterns of Behavior by Jane Goodall
Domestic Animal Behavior for Veterinarians & Animal Scientists by Katherine A.
Houpt
The Psychobiology of Behavioral Development by Ronald Gandelman
Note: Sniffy the Virtual Rat Pro CD-ROM provides hands-on experience designing and conducting
experiments using respondent or operant conditioning.
Animal Intelligence, Emotion & Communication Books (Non-Fiction)
Alex & Me: How a Scientist and a Parrot Discovered a Hidden World of
Animal Intelligence – and Formed a Deep Bond in the Process by Irene
Pepperberg
The Alex Studies: Cognitive and Communicative Abilities of Grey Parrots by
Irene Pepperberg
Gifts of the Crow: How Perception, Emotion, and Thought Allow Smart Birds
to Behave Like Humans by John M. Marzluff
Beautiful Jim Key: The Lost History of the World’s Smartest Horse by Mim
Eichler Rivas
Animal Wise: The Thoughts and
Emotions of Our Fellow Creatures by
Virginia Morell
The Emotional Lives of Animals: A Leading Scientist Explores Animal
Joy, Sorrow, and Empathy – and Why They Matter by Marc Bekoff
Ph.D. and Jane Goodall (Forward)
When Elephants Weep: The Emotional Lives of Animals by Jeffrey
Moussaieff Masson and Susan McCarthy
Ecology & Environmental Biology Books (Non-Fiction)
Nature’s Economy: A History of Ecological Ideas by Donald Worester
Note: This is NOT an exhaustive book list.
Recommended Zoology-Related Books
Evolution Books (Non-Fiction)
Evolution’s Workshop: God and Science on the Galapagos Islands by Edward J. Larson
Ever Since Darwin: Reflections in Natural History by Stephen Jay Gould
Stephen Jay Gould and the Politics of Evolution by David F. Prindle
The Diversity of Life by Edward O. Wilson
The Geological Evidence of the Antiquity of Man by Charles Lyell
The Future Eaters: An Ecological History of the Australasian Lands and
People by Tim F. Flannery
Genetics Books (Non-Fiction)
DNA: The Secret Life by James Watson with Andrew Berry
The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of
DNA by James D. Watson
Controlling Human Heredity by Diane B. Paul
Marine Biology Books (Non-Fiction)
Field Guide to Atlantic Seashore: From the Bay of Fundy to Cape
Hatteras (Peterson Field Guides) by Kenneth L. Gosner
The Oceans by Sylvia A. Earle
The World is Blue by Sylvia A. Earle
The Lady and the Sharks by Eugenie Clark
The Erotic Sea by Jack Rudloe
Exploring the Deep Frontier: The Adventure of Man in the Sea by
Sylvia A. Earle and Al Giddings
Demon Fish: Travels Through the Hidden World of Sharks by
Juliet Eilperin
The Silent Deep: The Discovery, Ecology, and Conservation of the
Deep Sea by Tony Koslow
Neurobiology Books (Non-Fiction)
Methods of Behavior Analysis in Neuroscience edited by Jerry J.
Buccafusco
The Female Brain by Louann Brizendine, M.D.
Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain by David Eagleman
Note: This is NOT an exhaustive book list.
Recommended Zoology-Related Books
Zoo Science & Captive Animal Books (Non-Fiction)
Zoo History & the Evolvement of the Modern Zoo
Zooland: The Institution of Captivity by Irus Braverman
A Different Nature: The Paradoxical World of Zoos and Their Uncertain
Future by David Hancocks
Savages and Beasts: The Birth of the Modern Zoo by Nigel Rothfels
Zoo and Aquarium History: Ancient Animal Collections to Zoological Gardens
edited by Vernon N. Kisling, Jr.
Zoo Ethics
Zoos and Animal Rights by Stephen St. C. Bostock
Ethics on the Ark (Zoo & Aquarium Biology &
Conservation) edited by Bryan G. Norton, Michael
Hutchins, Elizabeth F. Stevens, and Terry L. Maple
Assembly & Display of Animal Collections
Animal Attractions: Nature on Display in American Zoos by Elizabeth Hanson
Environmental Enrichment
Second Nature: Environmental Enrichment for Captive Animals
edited by David J. Shepherdson, Jill D. Mellen, and MichaeL
Hutchins
Wild Animals in Captivity by Rob Laidlaw
Zoo Veterinary Care
Life at the Zoo: Behind the Scenes with Animal Doctors by Philip T.
Robinson
The Rhino with Clue-On Shoes: And
Other Surprising True Stories of Zoo Vets
and their Patients by Lucy H. Spelman &
Ted Y. Mashima
Zoo Tails by Oliver Graham-Jones
Autobiographies
Jungle Jack: My Wild Life by Jack Hanna
You Belong in a Zoo!: Tales from a Lifetime Spent with Cobras, Crocs, and
Other Creatures by Peter Brazaitis
Note: This is NOT an exhaustive book list.
Recommended Zoology-Related Books
Miscellaneous Zoo Science & Captive Animal Books
Smiling Bears: A Zookeeper Explores the Behaviour and Emotional Life of Bears by Else Poulsen &
Stephen Herrero (Forward)
Babylon’s Ark: The Incredible Wartime Rescue of the Baghdad Zoo by Lawrence Anthony and Graham
Spence
Sailing with Noah: Stories from the World of Zoos by Jeffrey P. Bonner
Zoo Story: Life in the Garden of Captives by Thomas French
You Belong in a Zoo!: Tales from a Lifetime Spent with Cobras, Crocs, and Other Creatures by Peter
Brazaitis
Man and Animal in the Zoo: Zoo Biology by Heini Hediger
Wild Mammals in Captivity: Principles and Techniques for Zoo Management 2nd Edition by Devra G.
Kleiman (Editor), Katerina V. Thompson (Editor) and Charlotte Kirk Baer (Editor)
An Introduction to Zoo Biology and Management by Paul A. Rees
Canine & Wolf Books (Non-Fiction)
Man Meets Dog by Konrad Lorenz
The Other End of the Leash: Why We Do What We Do Around Dogs by Patricia B. McConnell
The Domestic Dog: Its Evolution, Behaviour and Interactions with
People by James Serpell
How the Dog Became the Dog: From Wolves to Our Best Friends by
Mark Derr
Origins of the Domestic Dog: The Fossil Record by Stanley J. Olsen
The Biology and Conservation of Wild Canids edited by David W.
Macdonald and Claudio Sillero-Zubiri
The Return of the Wolf to Yellowstone by Thomas McNamee
Wolves: Behavior, Ecology, and Conservation edited by L. David Mech
and Luigi Boitani
Wolves of Minong: Isle Royale’s Wild Community by Durward L. Allen
Ornithology Books (Non-Fiction)
The Birds of Tanglewood by Karle Wilson Baker
My World of Birds: Memoirs of an Ornithologist by George John Wallace
The Great Penguin Rescue: 40,000 Penguins, a Devastating Oil Spill, and the
Inspiring Story of the World’s Largest Animal Rescue by Dyan deNapoli
Alex & Me: How a Scientist and a Parrot Discovered a Hidden World of Animal
Intelligence – and Formed a Deep Bond in the Process by Irene Pepperberg
Note: This is NOT an exhaustive book list.
Recommended Zoology-Related Books
The Alex Studies: Cognitive and Communicative Abilities of Grey Parrots by Irene Pepperberg
Wesley the Owl: The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and His Girl by Stacey O’Brien
Primatology Books (Non-Fiction)
In the Shadow of Man by Jane Goodall J
Jane Goodall: 50 Years at Gombe by Jane Goodall
Mammalogy Books (Non-Fiction)
Peterson Field Guide to Mammals of North America by Fiona Reid
Pharmacology Books (Non-Fiction)
Introduction to Behavioral Pharmacology Edited by Thomas Byrne, Ph.D. and
Alan Poling, Ph.D.
Animal Forensics Books (Non-Fiction)
Animal Investigators: How the World’s First Wildlife Forensics Lab is Solving
Crimes and Saving Endangered Species by Laurel A Neme, Ph.D.
Veterinary Forensics: Animal Cruelty Investigations by Melinda D. Merck
Animal Abuse and Unlawful Killing: Forensic Veterinary Pathology by Ranald
Munro
Animal Disease Books (Non-Fiction)
Zoobiquity: What Animals Can Teach Us About Health and the Science of
Healing by Barbara Natterson-Horowitz
Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic by David
Quammen
Pre-Veterinary Books
Veterinary Careers (Must Reads)
Career Choices for Veterinarians:
Beyond Private Practice by Carin A. Smith DVM
Opportunities in Veterinary Medicine
Careers by Robert Swope
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/24/business/high-debt-and-
falling-demand-trap-new-veterinarians.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
Note: This is NOT an exhaustive book list.
Recommended Zoology-Related Books
An Open Letter to the Veterinary Medical Community from the President of the AAVMC
http://www.aavmc.org/Events/?id=52
Veterinary Admission Books
Veterinary Medical School Admission Requirements (VMSAR): 2013 Edition for 2014 Matriculation by
Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges AAVMC
Getting into Veterinary School: Insights by an Admissions Expert – 2012 Edition – For High School,
College & Returning Adult Students by Joseph Piekunka
Miscellaneous Veterinary Books
All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot
Domestic Animal Behavior for Veterinarians & Animal Scientists by
Katherine A. Houpt
Professional Development (Non-Fiction)
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
Miscellaneous Books (Non-Fiction)
Animals and Human Society: Changing Perspectives by Aubrey Manning
& James Serpell
Cannery Roe by John Steinback
Silent Spring by Rachel Carson
Adventures Among Ants: A Global Safari with a Cast of Trillions by
Mark W. Moffett
Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World by Mark
Kurlansky
A Fish Caught in Time: The Search for the Coelacanth by Samantha
Weinberg
The Last Tortoise: A Tale of Extinction in Our Lifetime by Craig B.
Stanford
Tales of a Shaman’s Apprentice by Mark J. Plotkin
Endangered Species by Shasta Gaughen
The Man-Eaters of Eden: Life and Death in Kruger National Park by
Robert Frump
My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell
Letters to a Young Scientist by Edward O. Wilson
The Lady and the Panda: The True Adventures of the First American
Explorer to Bring Back China’s Most Exotic Animal by Vicki Croke
Note: This is NOT an exhaustive book list.
Recommended Zoology-Related Books
Recommended Scientific Magazines
Scientific America Natural History Journal
American Scientist Smithsonian Journal
National Geographic Michigan Magazine by the DNR
Recommended Scientific Journals
Scientific journals are available at the MSU library or electronically at http://er.lib.msu.edu/.
We encourage students to find and read scientific journal articles that interest them. It is also a
great way to find an advisor for graduate school.
Genetics Journals o Hormones & Behavior
o Genetics o Journal of Ethology
o Heredity o Applied Animal Behavior
o Genes, Brain and Behavior Science
o G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics o Journal of the Experimental
o Journal of Genetic Counseling Analysis of Behavior
o Theoretical & Applied Genetics o Animal Cognition
o Journal of Genetics o Journal of Neuroscience
o Behavior Genetics o Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Marine Biology o Neurobiology of Learning &
o Aquatic Mammals Memory
Ecology
o Journal of Animal Ecology
o Behavioral Ecology
Zoo & Aquarium Science
o The Journal of Zoo & Aquarium
Research
o Journal of Zoo and Wildlife
Medicine
o Zoo Biology
Neurobiology & Animal Behavior
o Animal Behavior
o Behavioral Ecology
o Animal Learning & Behavior
o Neuroscience
o Neuron
o Behavioral Neuroscience
o Behavioral Genetics
Note: This is NOT an exhaustive book list.
You can also read
