ZSL publications

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.

Published by The Zoological Society of London as a service to zoos around the world.

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Free Access to the International Zoo Yearbook in the Developing World
Free online access to the International Zoo Yearbook is available within institutions in the developing world through the AGORA (Access to Global Online Research in Agriculture) Initiative with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Free and reduced rate access to the journals for developing world countries is also provided via the INASP and INTAS schemes.

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The data for the list of Zoos and Aquariums of the World in Volume 42 were collected and collated using The Publishing Mill.

Journal of Zoology

The aim of the Journal of Zoology is to publish original papers within the whole field of zoology, and, in addition, research reviews and short reports. The great variety of subject matter ensures something of interest for all researchers and at the same time provides a broad view of trends and developments.

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Animal Conservation

The aim of Animal Conservation is to provide a forum for rapid and timely publication of novel scientific studies of past, present and future factors influencing the conservation of animal species and their habitats. The focus is on rigorous studies of an empirical or theoretical nature, relating to species and population biology. A central theme is to publish important new ideas and findings from evolutionary biology and ecology that contribute towards the scientific basis of conservation biology.

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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. Books in the Series are either based on symposia held at ZSL or other topics which meet these aims.
9. People and Wildlife, Conflict or Co-existence?
10. Phylogeny and Conservation
11. Large Herbivore Ecology, Ecosystem Dynamics and Conservation
12. Top Predators in Marine Ecosystems
13. Coral Reef Conservation
15. Zoos in the 21st Century - Catalysts for Conservation?
Modern zoos and aquaria are playing an increasingly active and important role in protecting and managing global biodiversity. Many zoos include wildlife conservation in their mission and have started changing the focus of their institutions in order to increase even further the benefits of their activities for in situ wildlife conservation.
With these developments, the following searching questions are now being asked: What is the true role of zoos in conservation? How can they contribute more significantly to global conservation efforts? What are the unique attributes of zoos that can be applied in the conservation landscape? And should zoos be doing more? In parallel with this voluntary movement, legal requirements for zoos to support conservation in the wild are also becoming more stringent. This book defines a new conservation vision for zoos and aquaria that will be of interest to those working in zoos, alongside practitioners and researchers in conservation.

Riding the Tiger

Now freely available for download
ISBN 0 521 64057 1 [hardback]
ISBN 0 521 64835 1 [paperback]
Seidensticker, J., Christie, S. & Jackson, P. (Eds) (1999).
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
Beauty, grace and power make the tiger one of the world's most loved animals, yet it is precisely these qualities that have been its downfall. Poaching for skins and body parts, loss of habitat and prey and conflicts between people and wild tigers have caused catastrophic declines in tiger numbers throughout their range. If wild tigers are to survive through the next century, we must act now. Riding the Tiger is a comprehensive, scientific and eminently readable account of the problems and possible solutions of securing a future for wild tigers. Lavishly illustrated in full colour, it is written by leading conservationists working throughout Asia. It is a vital information resource for tiger conservationists in the field, necessary reading for serious students of carnivore conservation and conservation biologists in general, and an accessible overview of tiger conservation for general readers.

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. There are an estimated 340,000 genera represented in the text as well as approximately 3000 supplemental corrections. 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 GBIF, Thomson, and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Symposia of the Zoological Society of London (No. 72)

Mammalian Social Learning: Comparative and Ecological Perspectives based on a conference held in London, November, 1996 and digitally reprinted in 2006.

Social learning commonly refers to the social transfer of information and skill among individuals. It encompasses a wide range of behaviours that include where and how to obtain food, how to interact with members of one's own social group, and to identify and respond appropriately to predators. The behaviour of experienced individuals provides natural sources of information, by which inexperienced individuals may learn about the opportunities and hazards of their environment, and develop and modify their own behaviour as a result.

A wide diversity of species is discussed in this book, some of which have never been discussed in this context before, and particular reference is made to their natural life strategies. Social learning in humans is also considered by comparison with other mammals, especially in their technological and craft traditions. Moreover, a discussion is included of the social learning abilities of prehistoric hominids.