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Grazing in Terrestrial and Marine Environments (British Ecological Society Symposium No. 4). Edited by D. J. C risp
Fundamentals of Botany Series . Edited by W. A. J ensen and L. G. K avaljian
Multivariate Statistical Analysis for Biologists . By H ilary S eal
Differenciation des Cellules Sexuelles et Eécondation chez les Cryptogames (Protoplasmatologia , Vol. VII/3b). By B. V azart
Allgemeine Botanik . By W. N ultsch
Piante Medicinali, Chimica, Farmacologia e Terapia . Vol. II. By R. B enigni , C. C apra and P. E. C attorini
Thermophilic Fungi . By D onald G. C ooney and R alph E merson
The Genera of Flowering Flants (Angiospermae). Based Principally on the Genera Plantarum of G. Bentham and J. D. Hooker. Dicotyledones . vol. 1. By J. H utchinson
Algal Cultures and Phytoplankton Ecology . By G. E. F ogg
Flora Europaea, Vol . 1. Eycopodiaceae to Plantanaceae . Edited by T. G. T utin , V. H. H eywood , N. A. B urges , D. H. V alentine , S. M. W alters and D. A. W ebb
The Biology of the Algae . By F. E. R ound
Flora of the British Isles Illustrations . Part 4. Monocotyledons . Drawings by S ybil J. R oles
Plants and the Ecosystem . By W. D. B illings . (Fundamentals of Botany Series, edited by W. A. J ensen and L. G. K avaljian
Essays on Crop Evolution . Edited by S ir J oseph H utchinson     

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Island ecology (Outline studies in ecology), by M. Gorman
Comparative Morphology of Recent Crustacea, by Patsy A. McLaughlin. W. H. Freeman
Genetic Models of Sexual Selection, by Peter O'Donald
Pulmonates, edited by Vera Fretter and J. Peake
Weeds (2nd Edition), by W. C. Muenscher
Orang-Utan Behavior, by T. L. Maple
Aquatic Oligochaete Biology, edited by R. O. Brinkhurst & D. G. Cook
Studies in Mathematical Biology, Part II: Populations and Communities, edited by S. A. Levin
Atlas of the Netherlands Flora. I, Extinct and very rare species, edited by J. Mennema, A. J. Quene-Botorenbrood & C. L. Plate. Dr W. Junk     

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Natural Woodland. Ecolosy and Conservation in Northern Temperate Regom , by George F. Peterken.
The Flora of Hampshire , by Anne Brewis, Paul Bowman and Francis Rose.
Ainsworth and Bisby's Dictionary of the Fungi , by D.L. Hawksworth, P.M. Kirk, B.C. Sutton and D.N. Pegler.
Aduances in Compositae Systematics , edited by D.J.N. Hind, C. Jeffrey and G.V. Pope
Soil Fungi in Qatar and other Arab Countries , by A.H. Moubasher.     

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Book reviewed in this article: The I.U.C.N. Plant Red Data Book, by G. Lucas & H. Synge Secretory Tissues in Plants? by A. Fahn The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain if Ireland, edited by John Heath Order in Living Organisms, by R. Riedl, translated from the German by R. P. S. Jefferies. John Wiley & Animals and their World, by M. P. Buckles Whales, by E. J. Slijper; translated from the Dutch by A. J. Pomerans. Second English edition with a new foreword, concluding chapter and bibliography by R. J. Harrison Kosciusko Alpine Flora, by A. B. Costin, M. Gray, C. J. Totterdell & D. J. Wimbush. Collins     

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Two Old Crocs by M. A. Taylor, J. G. Martin and A. R. I. Cruikshank
Archaeology and the Flora of the Britsh Isles, edited by Martin Jones     

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Abstract: Book reviewed in this article:
Nutrition and the Brain , Vol. 8 by R. J. Wurtman and J. J. Wurtman.
Glossary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology by D. M. Glick.
Antiepileptic Drugs (Third Edition) edited by R. H. Levy, F. E. Dreifuss, R. H. Mattson, B. S. Meldrum, and J. K. Penry.
Developmental Neurobiology (Nestlé Nutrition Workshop Series, Vol. 12) edited by P. Evrard and A. Minkowski.
Allosteric Modulation of Amino Acid Receptors: Therapeutic Implications (Fidia Research Foundation Symposium Series, Vol. 1) by E. A. Barnard and E. Costa.
Neurochemical Pharmacology—A Tribute to B. B. Brodie (Fidia Research Foundation Symposium Series, Vol. 2) edited by E. Costa.
Neuromethods Vol. 11: Carbohydrate and Energy Metabolism edited by A. A. Boulton, G. B. Baker, and R. F. Butterworth.
Adenosine and Adenosine Receptors edited by M. Williams.
Laughing Death: The Untold Story of Kuru by V. Zigas.
Psychoactive Drugs: Tolerance and Sensitization edited by A. J. Goudie and M. W. Emmett-Oglesby.
The NMDA Receptor edited by J. C. Watkins and G. L. Collingridge.
Basic and Clinical Aspects of Neuroscience (Vol. 3): The Role of Brain Dopamine edited by E. Flückiger, E. E. Müller, and M. O. Thorner.
Glycine Neurotransmission edited by O. P. Otterson and J. Storm-Mathisen.
The Neuropeptide Cholecystokinin (CCK): Anatomy and Biochemistry, Receptors, Pharmacology and Physiology edited by J. Hughes, G. Dockray, and G. Woodruff.     

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The Nigerian Field: Index to volumes 1–50 (1931–1985).
Fruits of South-east Asia, by Jacqueline Piper.
Grain Legumes–Evolution and Genetic Resources, by J. Smartt.
Plant Population Genetics, Breeding, and Genetic Resources, edited by A. H. D. Brown, M. T. Clegg, A. L. Kahler and B. S. Weir.
Evolution, Systematics and Fossil History of the Hamamelidae.
The Systematics Association Special Volumes 40 A&B.
Plant pheno-morphological studies in Mediterranean type ecosystems, edited by Gideon Orshan.
Molecular and Genetic Aspects of Nitrate Assimilation, edited by J. L. Wray & J. R. Kinghorn
Species dispersal in agricultural habitats, edited by R. G. H. Bunce & D. C. Howard.
Flora Iberica: plantas vasculares de la Peninsula Iberica e Islas Baleares, Vol. 2: Platanaceae–Plumbaginaceae (partim), edited by S. Castroviejo, M. Lainz, G. Lopez Gonzalez et al.     

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Books reviewed in this article:
Plant Anatomy: Experiment and Interpretation , Part II, Organs. By E lizabeth G. C utter .
Genetics. By D. J. C ove .
The Structure and Life of Bryophytes. By E. V. W atson .
Underwater Science. Ed. by J. D. W oods and J. J. L ythgoe .
8ème Symposium Européen sur les Maladies à Virus des Arbres Fruitiers.
Evolution and Plants of the Past. By H. P. B anks .
Project Aqua. A Source Book of Inland Waters Proposed for Conservation. IBP Handbook No. 21. By H. L uther and J. R zóska .
Variation and Adaptation in Plant Species. By D. A. J ones and D. A. W ilkins .
Flora of Lesotho (Basutoland). By A my J acot G uillarmod .
Introduction to Biogeography. By B rian S eddon .
Trees: Structure and Function. By M. H. Z immerman and C. L. B rown ;
Flora of New Zealand , Volume II. By L. B. M oore and E. E dgar .     

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Book reviewed in this article:
A World Like Our Own—Man and Nature in Madagascar , by Alison Jolly.
Vertebrate Limb Regeneration , by H. Wallace.
Statistical Methods in Biology , by N. T.J. Bailey
Conservation and Evolution , by O. H. Frankel & M. E. Soule
Evolution in Age-structured Populations by B. Charlesworth
Essential Biology , by Herbert T. Hendrickson
Flora Suzakiensis , edited by Biological Laboratory, Imperial Household
Phylogenetic Patterns and the Evolutionary Process , by N. Eldredge & J. Cracraft
Excursion Flora of the British Isles , by A. R. Clapham, T. G. Tutin & E. F. Warburg
Whales , by W. N. Bonner
Les Chevaux, Fossiles et Actuels , by V. Eisenmann
Freshwater Snails of Africa and their Medical Importance , by David S. Brown
Symbiosis in Cell Evolution , by Lynn Margulis
Vegetation Dynamics , by J. Miles     

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The Moss Flora of Britain and Ireland. By A. J. E. S mith .
The Equatorial Rain Forest: a Geological History. By J. R. F lenley .
Patterns of Chloroplast Reproduction – A Developmental Approach to Protoplasmic Plant Anatomy . By T heodor B utterfass .
Reproduction in flowering plants. Ed. by Q. W. R uscoe .
The Life of the Green Plant. By A. A. G alston , P. J. D avies and R uth L. S atter .
Introduction to Fungi , by J ohn W ebster .
The Northwest European Pollen Flora, 11. Ed. by W. P unt and G. C. S. C larke .     

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Excursion Flora of the British Isles , 2nd edn. By A. R. C lapham , T. G. T utin and E. F. W arburg .
Critical Supplement to the Atlas of the British Flora . Ed. by F. H. P erring assisted by P. D. S ell .
Drawings of British Plants . Part XXIV. Labiatae . By S tella R oss -C raig .
Britain's Green Mantle , 2nd edn. By the late A. G. T ansley . Revised by M. C. F. P roctor .
The Flora of Berkshire . By H. J. M. B owen .
Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands . By P. H. D avis , assisted by J. C ullen and M. J. E. C oode .
Plants and Man on the Seychelles Coast . By J. D. S auer .
Key to the Families of Flowering Plants of the World . Revised and enlarged by J. H utchinson .
The Diversity of Green Flants . By P. R. B ell and C. L. F. W oodcock .
IBP Handbook No . 5: Handbook to the Conservation Section of the International Biological Programme . By E. M. N icholson .
Plants, Man and Life , 2nd edn. By E dgar A nderson .
Production and Mineral Cycling in Terrestrial Vegetation . By L. E. R odin and N. I. B azilevich . Translation by Scripta Technica Ltd (Ed. by G. E. F ogg ).
'Torrey Canyon' Pollution and Marine Life . A Report by the Plymouth Laboratory of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. Ed. by J. E. S mith .
Geobotanische Untersuchungen auf der Feddersen Wier de . By U. K örber -G rohne .
Cell Walls and Membranes . By H. J. R ogers and H. R. P erkins .
Wachstums regulatoren bei Pflanzen . Ed. by E. L ibbert and B. S teyer .
The Ecology of Soil Bacteria ( An International Symposium ). Ed. by T. R. G. G ray and D. P arkinson .
Genetics of Fungi . By K arl E sser and R udolf K uenen . Translated by E rich S teiner .
Plant Pathologist's Pocketbook . Compiled by The Commonwealth Mycological Institute.     

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Studies in the Vegetational History of the British Isles: Essays in Honour of Harry Godwin. Edited by D. W alker and R. G. W est
Introduction to British Lichens. BY U. K. D uncan assisted by P. W. J ames .
Nightshades-The Paradoxical Plants. By C harles B. H eiser , JR.
Hummingbirds and their Flowers. By K aren A. G rant and V erne G rant.
The Biogenesis of Starch Granules in Higher Plants. By N. P. B adenhuizen.
The Mathematics of Heredity. By G ustave M alécot . Translated by D. M. Y ermanos.
British Fungus Flora. Agarics and Boleti: Introduction. By D. M. H enderson , P. D. O rton and R. W atling .
La Forêt. By C. J acquiot.
Relevé Methodique de la Végétation et du Milieu. By M ichel G odron et al; Editor L. E mberger.
World Pollen Flora . Ed. by G. E rdtman.
Marine Algae of Dominica. By W. R andolph T aylor and C. F. R hyne .     

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Book reviewed in this article:
The North American Grasshoppers:Volume II Acrididae, Oedipodinae , by D. Otte.
Animal Behavior and ils Applicaiions, by Derek V. Ellis.
Bracken:Ecology, Land Use and Control Technology, edited by R. T. Smith and J. A. Taylor.
Functional Vertebrate Morphology, edited by M. Hildebrand, D. M. Bramble, K. F. Liem and D. B. Wake.
Air Pollution by Pholochemical Oxidants, edited by R. Guderian.
Physiological Ecology of Lichens (Cambridge Studies in Ecology), by Kenneth A. Kershaw.
The Evolutionary Ecology of Ant-Plant mutualisms , by A. J. Beattie.
Fundamentals of Insect Physiology, edited by Murray S. Blum.
The Leajhppers and Planthoppers, edited by L. R. Nault and J. G. Rodriguez.     

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Book reviewed in this article:
ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT OF EUROPEAN HARE POPULATIONS Edited by Zygmund Pielowski & Zdzislaw Pucek. Polish Hunting Association, Warsaw, 1976.
THE BIOLOGY OF MARSUPIALS Edited by Bernard Stonehouse & Desmond Gilmore
AFRICAN UNGULATES: a comparative review of their ethology and behavioural ecology By Walter Leuthold.
ECOLOGY OF RED DEER By Brian Mitchell, Brian W. Staines & David Welch. Institute of Terrestrial Ecology
THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE WHALE by L. Harrison Matthews.
THE MAMMALS OF THE PALEARCTIC REGION: a taxonomic review by G. B. Corbet. British Museum
DEVELOPMENT IN MAMMALS Volume 3. Edited by Martin H. Johnson.
RECENT ADVANCES IN PRIMATOLOGY edited by D. J. Chivers and others
Volume 1 -Behaviour ; edited by D. J. Chivers & J. Herbert: Pp 980, 19.20. Volume 2 -Conservation ; edited by D. J. Chivers
Volume 3 - Evolution ; edited by D. J. Olivers & K. A. Joysey
SEX DETERMINATION AND SEXUAL DIMORPHISM IN MAMMALS by Alfred Glucksmann
HANDBUCH DER SAUGETIERE EUROPAS. Band 1: Nagetiere 1. Edited by Jochen Niethammer and Franz Krapp.
MAMMALS - THEIR LATIN NAMES EXPLAINED by A. F. Gotch.
EVOLUTIONARY PRINCIPLES OF THE MAMMALIAN MIDDLE EAR By Gerald Fleischer. Springer-Verlag     

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Taxonomy of Economic Seaweeds with Reference to some Pacific and Western Atlantic Species, Volume 3, edited by Isabella A. Abbott
Conservation of Medicinal Plants edited by Olayiwola Akerele, Vernon Heywood & Hugh Synge
Introduction to Floriculture, 2nd Ed., edited by R. A. Larson
Plant Membranes: A Biophysical Approach to Structure, Development and Senescence by Ya'acov Y. Leshem
The Ecology o/Fynbos, edited by R. Cowling
A Dictionary of Plant Pathology, by P. Holliday
7th International Exhibition of Botanical Art and Illustration 13 April to 31 July 1992. Catalogue by James J. White & Autumn M. Farole
Plant Growth: interactions with nutrition and environment, edited by J. R. Porter & D. W. Lawlor
Response of Plants to Multiple Stresses, edited by H. A. Mooney, W. E. Winner & E. J. Pell
Pollen and Spores: Patterns of Diversification, edited by S. Blackmore and S. H. Barnes
International Checklist for Hyacinths and Miscellaneous Bulbs, edited by J. van Scheepen
Atlas Florae Europaeae, 9 (Paeoniaceae to Capparaceae), edited by Jaakko Jalas & Juha Suominen
Nitrogen fixation, edited by M. Polsinelli, R. Materassi & M. Vincenzini
Crucifers of Great Britain and Ireland, by T.C.G. Rich
Micropropagation: Technology and Application, edited by P. C. Debergh & R. H. Zimmerman
Phytochemical Induction by Herbivores, edited by D. W. Tallamy & M. J. Raupp
Pattern Formation in Plant Tissues, by T. Sachs
Introduction to the Principles of Plant Taxonomy, 2nd ed, by V. V. Sivarajan (edited by N. K. B. Robson)
Signal Perception and Transduction in Higher Plants, edited by R. Ranjeva & A. M. Boudet
Plant Growth Substances 1988, edited by R. P. Pharis & S. B. Rood
Gibberellins, edited by N. Takahashi, B.O. Phinney & J. MacMillan     

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Book review in this article Life on Forty Acres R.D. HUGHES Northern Moreton Bay Symposium A. Bailey and N.C. Stevens MICHAEL D. SABATH Kosciusko Alpine Flora A.B. Costin, M. Gray, C.J. Totterdell and D.J. Wimbush. Wilderness caves of the Gordon-Franklin River System G.J. Middleton MICHAEL D. SABATH     

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Book reviewed in this article:
Aquatic communities, swamps and tall-herb fens. British Plant Communities, Vol. 4, ed. J. S. Rodwell
Flore de la Suisse, by D. Aeschimann and H. M. Burdet de Griffon
Intermountain Flora. Vascular Plants of the Intermountain West, U.S.A. Vol 5 (Asterales), by A. Cronquist, A. H. Holmgren, N. Holmgren, J. L. Reveal, and P. K. Holmgren
Scarce Plants in Britain, compiled and edited by A. Stewart, D. A. Pearman & C. D. Preston     

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Book reviewed in this article:
Functional Properties of Cortical Cells (Cerebral Cortex Vol. 2) edited by E. G. Jones and A. Peters.
Neural Transplants. Development and Function edited by J. R. Sladek, Jr. and D. H. Gash.
Current Topics in Research on Synapses, Volumes 1 and 2 edited by D. G. Jones, Alan R. Liss     

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Flora of Iraq . Volume I. Introduction to the Flora . Ed. by Evan Guest, with assistance from Ali Al-Rawi.
Principles of Industrial Microbiology . By A. R hodes and D. L. F letcher .
Movement of Water in Plants . By G. E. B riggs . Botanical Monographs (Ed. by J. H. B urnett )
Morphogenesis and Microscopic Cytochemistry of Marine Pyrenomvcete Ascospores . By P. W. K irk .
Primary Productivity of Aquatic Environments . Ed. by C. R. G oldman .
Fantastic Trees . By E dwin A. M enninger .
Specific Replant Diseases . By B. M. S avory .
The Plastids . By J. T. O. K irk and R. A. E. T ilney -B assett .
Light as an Ecological Factor . Ed. by R. B ainbridge , G. C. E vans and O. R ackham .
The Structure and Life of Bryophytes . By E. V. W atson .