The Eponym Dictionary is a series of brief but concise biographies of all those people after whom fish have been named in both the vernacular and scientific nam

This fascinating reference book delves into the origins of the vernacular and scientific names of sharks, rays, skates and chimeras. Each entry offers a concise

Easy to use and filled with addictive--and highly useful--information about the people whose names will be carried into the future on the backs of the world's r

A comprehensive dictionary listing all the people whose names are commemorated in the English and scientific names of birds. Birdwatchers often come across bird

New species of animal and plant are being discovered all the time. When this happens, the new species has to be given a scientific, Latin name in addition to an