(n.) One versed in herpetology, or the natural history of reptiles.
Example Sentences:
(1) The first two snakes are common in the region, while amateur herpetologists are at particular risk of being bitten by burrowing adders because of the snake's ability to bite even when held by the back of the neck.
(2) An amateur herpetologist developed chills, diaphoresis and generalized urticaria 5 h after receiving Antivenin (Crotalidae) Polyvalent (Wyeth) for treatment of rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) envenomation.
(3) Unusual reactions to antivenom during the treatment of snake-bite victims, such as amateur herpetologists or snake fanciers, with access to both venom and antivenom should raise questions about unusual means of sensitization.
Zoologist
Definition:
(n.) One who is well versed in zoology.
Example Sentences:
(1) The zoologist Rob Wiliams, who is one of the few people to have seen members of the uncontacted tribes, says franker discussions with and about indigenous people forced into transition are vital because once tribes have access to roads, guns and healthcare, their numbers grow rapidly and so does their impact on other species.
(2) A bat zoologist developed the symptoms of rabies 51 days after his last exposure to a bat bite.
(3) Lewes, the German zoologist C. Vogt and the physiologist M.I.
(4) It also includes the views of the TV naturalist Simon King , the zoologist Mark Carwardine and the environmental writer George Monbiot ... Facebook Twitter Pinterest Share Share this post Facebook Twitter Pinterest close 12.05pm BST The Science Media Centre 's briefing for journalists on the science behind the cull is under way.
(5) A brief review of the basic theoretical concepts of an outstanding Soviet zoologist V. N. Beklemishev in the field of parasitology, general epidemiology, medical entomology, theory of evolution is presented.
(6) This classification scheme, which most closely reflects the evolutionary history, molecular biology, genetics and ultrastructure of extant life, requires changes in social organization of biologists, many of whom as botanists and zoologists, still behave as if there were only two important kingdoms (plants and animals).
(7) We've got a module where we've got a zoologist, a lawyer and a political scientist, and we're bringing them together to teach this."
(8) In 1982 John Fuller's Sycamore Press published Imlah's first pamphlet, The Zoologist's Bath and other Adventures .
(9) The beavers’ spread in the Tay and Earn catchments, reaching as far north as Loch Rannoch and as far south as Crieff and Bridge of Earn, has been occurring naturally even while zoologists have had mixed success in their project to officially reintroduce beavers under controlled conditions at Knapdale in Argyll.
(10) Therefore the present study does not support the existence of a relationship between cranial weight or the pressure on the cranio-vertebral joint, and the size and position of occipital condyles as supposed by zoologists on the basis of research work on different species of mammals.
(11) Zoologists contributed, but an important factor was the tradition of zoology in the medical curriculum, especially in Middle Europe from where sprang the immortal names of Berthold, Langerhans, Knauer, von Halban, Fraenkel, Biedl, and many others.
(12) But Jia Jiansheng, of the Chinese state forestry administration, said zoologists now believe up to 400 are needed to ensure a rich and stable genetic stock, to secure their survival and boost successful release into the wild.
(13) We were all in desperation,” says Iain Douglas-Hamilton , veteran zoologist and founder of Save the Elephants.
(14) Jonathan, 53, a fedora-wearing zoologist from the south, inherited the presidency last year when Umaru Yar'Adua, a northerner, died during his first term.
(15) Birds have also been evolving very slowly at the anatomical level, particularly within the last 25 million years, according to Simpson, Romer, and many other vertebrate zoologists.
(16) Jonathan, 53, a fedora-wearing zoologist, had relentlessly courted the youth vote, building his profile on Facebook and recruiting staff who worked on Barack Obama's 2008 campaign in the US.
(17) In the meantime, animal approach should be done carefully and the behavior of the zoologist before and after the shooting is the main key of success.
(18) Zoologists say this highlights how ecosystems can quickly move out of balance.
(19) This program should prove to be of great interest to physical anthropologists, zoologists and other researchers in the life sciences with an interest in taxonomy, systematics and phylogeny.
(20) The combined properties of a given cutaneous system, like other characters classically employed by systematic zoologists, are useful criteria in the assessment of primate taxonomy and phylogeny.