Book Reviews

The Making of the Nervous System edited by J. G. Parnavelas, C. D. Stern, and R. V. Stirling.
Topobiology: An Introduction to Molecular Embryology by G. M. Edelman. Basic Books, New York
Cerebral Cortex, Vol 7: Development and Maturation of Cerebral Cortex
Intrinsic Determinants of Neuronal Form and Function edited by R. J. Lasek and M. M. Black.     

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Diseases of Fruits and Hops. By H. W ormald .
Nytteplanter. By K. G ram , H. J. J ensen and A. M entz .
Poisonous Plants of the United States. By W. C. M uenscher .
Introduction to the Botany of Field Crops. By Prof. J. M. H ector .
Commercial Fruit and Vegetable Products: a Textbook for Student, Investigator and Manager. By W. V. C ruess .
The Rape of the Earth: A World Survey of Soil Erosion. By G. V. J acks and R. O. W hyte .
Science in Africa: A Review of Scientific Research relating to Tropical and Southern Africa. By E. B. W orthington .
Health and Nutrition in India. By N. G angulee .
An Introduction to Modern Genetics. By C. H. W addington .
Earth's Green Mantle. By S. M angham .     

Book Reviews

Books reviewed in this article:
COLES, S. An Introduction to Statistical Modeling of Extreme Values.
DOWNES, B. J., BARMUTA, L. A., FAIRWEATHER, P.G., FAITH, D. P., KEOUGH, M. J., LAKE, P. S., MAPSTONE, B. D. and QUINN, G. P. Monitoring Ecological Impacts: Concepts and Practice in Flowing Waters.
BRUNNER, E., DOMHOF, S. and LANGER, F. Nonparametric Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Factorial Experiments.
LANGE, K. Mathematical and Statistical Methods for Genetic Analysis, 3rd edition.
MILLIKEN, G. A. and JOHNSON, D. E. Analysis of Messy Data, Volume III: Analysis of Covariance.
SMITH, P. J. Analysis of Failure and Survival Data.
JONES, P. W. and SMITH, P. Stochastic Processes: An Introduction.
PERCUS, J. K. Mathematics of Genome Analysis.
ROSENBAUM, P. Observational Studies, 2nd edition.
THODE, H. C., Jr. Testing for Normality.
GLAZ, J., NAUS, J. and WALLENSTEIN, S. Scan Statistics.
TOWNEND, J. Practical Statistics for Environmental and Biological Scientists.
REDDY, M. V. Statistics for Mental Health Care Research.     

Reviews of publications

Book reviewed in this article:
Grass Evolution and Domestication: G.P.Chapman
Atlas of the Bryophytes of Britain and Ireland: M.O.Hill, C.D.Preston and A. J.E.Smith
Anatomy of Flowering Plants, An Introduction to Structure and Development, 2nd Ed.: P.Rudall
The Family Rosaceae in India (Revisionary Studies on Some Genera).Vol. I: K.M.Purohit and G.Panigrahi     

Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
Evolution and Classification: The Reformation of Cladism .—Mark Ridley.
Phylogenetic Systematics of the Drynarioideae (Polypodiaceae) .—M. C. Roos.
Oxford Surveys in Evolutionary Biology: Volume 1 .—Richard Dawkins and Mark Ridley (eds.).
Oxford Surveys in Evolutionary Biology, Volume 2 .—R. Dawkins and M. Ridley (eds.) 1985.
An Illustrated Guide to the Protozoa .—John J. Lee, Seymour H. Hutner, and Eugene Bovee (eds.).
Ontogeny and Systematics of Fishes .—H. G. Moser, W. J. Richards, D. M. Cohen, M. P. Fahay, A. W. Kendall, Jr., and S. L. Richardson (eds.).
Morphometrics in Evolutionary Biology .—F. Bookstein, B. Chernoff, R. Elder, J. Humphries, G. Smith, and R. Strauss.     

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Book reviewed in this article:
Botanical Histochemistry: Principles and Practice . By W illiam A. J ensen .
The Biology of Cilia and Flagella . By M. A. S leigh .
Dünnschicht-Chromatographie . Edited by E gon S tahl .
Plant Embryology. A Symposium .
The Morphology of Pteridophytes . By K. R. S porne .
Introductory Mycology . By C. J. A lexopoulos .
Residue Reviews , Vol. 1. Edited by F. A. G unther .
Energy Exchange in the Biosphere . By D avid M. G ates .
Pathology of Trees and Shrubs with Special Reference to Britain . By T. R. P eace .
Modern Methods of Plant Analysis . Vol. V. Edited by H. F. L inskens and M. V. T racey .
The Growth of Plants . By G. E. F ogg .
An Introduction to Plant Physiology . By W. O. J ames .
Die Physiologische Uhr. Zeitmessung in Organismen mit ungefähr Tagesperiodischen Schwingungen . By E. B ünning .     

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Books reviewed in this article:
Phytochemical Methods. By J. B. H arborne .
Annual Review of Phytopathology , Vol. 11. Ed. by K. F. B aker .
Bacterial and Fungal Diseases of Plants in the Tropics. By G. F. W eber .
Yeast Mould and Plant Protoplasts. Ed. by J. R. V illanueva , I. G arcía -A cha , S. G ascon and F. U ruburu .
Identification of the Larger Fungi. By R oy W atling .
An Atlas of Plant Structure. Vol. 2. By B. B racegirdle and P. H. M iles .
Taxonomy and Ecology. The Systematics Association: Special Volume No. 5. Ed. by V. H. H eywood .
Quantitative and Dynamic Plant Ecology. By K. A. K ershaw .
Models in Ecology. By J. M aynard S mith .
Vegetation of the Earth in Relation to Climate and the Eco-Physiological Conditions. By H. W alter .
A New Ecophysiological Approach to Forest Water Relationships in Arid Climates. By I. G indel .
Flore de France. Vol. 1. By M arcel G uinochet and R oger de V ilmorin .     

Books

Books reviewed in this article:
B ohlen , D.H. 1989. The Birds of Illinois.
B undy , G., C onnor , R.J. & H arrison , C.J.O. 1989. Birds of the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.
D wenger , R. 1989. Die Dohle. Pp. 148, 40 black-and-white photographs, maps.
D ymond , J.N., F raser , P.A. & G antlett , S.J.M. 1989. Rare Birds in Britain and Ireland.
Fa aborg , J. 1988. Ornithology. An ecological approach.
G ill , F.B. 1990. Ornithology.
F ord , H.A. 1989. Ecology of Birds: An Australian perspective.
G ill , F.B. 1990. Ornithology.
G onzales , P.C. & R ees , C.P. 1988. Birds of the Philippines.
G uraya , S.S. 1989. Ovarian Follicles in Reptiles and Birds.
M c I ntyre , J.W. 1988. Spirit of the Northern Lakes: the Common Loon.
N ewton , I. (ed.) 1989. Lifetime Reproduction in Birds.
O tte , D. & E ndler , J.A. 1989. Speciation and its Consequences.
O uellet , H. (ed.) 1989. Acta XIX Congressus Internationalis Ornithologici, Volumes 1 & 2.
P ennycuick , C.J. 1989. Bird Flight Performance: A practical calculation manual.
P eterjohn , B.G. 1989. The Birds of Ohio.
P range , H. 1989. Der Graue Kranich.
S icutch , A.F. 1989. Birds Asleep.
T homson , M.C. & E ly , C. 1989. Birds in Kansas
B ohlen , D.H. 1989. The Birds of Illinois.
P eterjohn , B.G. 1989. The Birds of Ohio.
Voous, K.H. 1988. Owls of the Northern Hemisphere.
V uilleumier , F. & M onasterio , M. (eds.) 1986. High Altitude Tropical Biogeography.     

Book reviews

Book Reviewed in this article: The Botany of Mangroves P. B. Tomlinson. Ecology of Mangroves P. Hutchings, P. Saenger Ecology: Individuals, Populations and Communities M. Begon, J. L. Harper, C. R. Townsend. Population Ecology: a Unified Study of Animals and Plants M. Begon, M. Mortimer. The Physiological Ecology of Lichens K. A. Kershaw. Kangaroos: their Ecology and Management in the Sheep Rangelands of Australia Edited by G. Caughley, N. Shepherd, J. Short. Evolutionary Ecology of Marsupials A. K. Lee, A. Cockburn. Biogeography: An Ecological and Evolutionary Approach C. B. Cox, P. D. Moore.     

Book reviews

Book Reviewed in this article Birds of the North Solomons. Wau Ecology Institute Handbook No. 8 Don Hadden An Atlas of Distribution of the Freshwater Fish Families of the World Tim M. Berra Estimating the Size of Animal Populations J. G. Blower, L. M. Cook & J. A. Bishop The Ecology of Pests: Some Australian Case Histories R.L. Kitching and R.E. Jones (eds) Demography and Evolution in Plant Populations Edited by Otto Solbrig, Botanical Monographs Volume 15     

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Book reviewed in this article:
Plant Cells . By F. A. L. C lowes and B. E. J uniper .
The History of British Vegetation . By W inifred P ennington . Modern Biology: General Editor J. E. W ebb .
Flora Europaea , Vol. II. Rosaceae to Umbelliferae . Ed. by T. G. T utin , V. H. H eywood , N. A. B urges , D. M. M oore , D. H. V alentine , S. M. W alters and D. A. W ebb .
Desert Wild Flowers . By E dmund J aeger .
British Mosses and Liverworts . By E. V. W atson .
Anatomy of the Monocotyledons , Vol. III. Commelinales—Zingiberales . By P. B. T omlinson . General Editor C. R. M etcalfe .
Biological Science—The Web of Life . Supervising Editor, D. M organ .
Plant Chimeras . By W. N eilson -J ones .
The Potatoes of Argentine, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, a Biosystematic Study . By J. G. H awkes and J. P. H jerting .
Towards an Understanding of the Mechanism of Heredity . By H. L. K. W hitehouse .
Viruses in Plant Hosts; Form, Distribution and Pathologic Effects . By K atherine E sau .
An Introduction to Industrial Mycology . By G eorge S mith .     

Applied Spatial Data Analysis with R. by BIVAND, R. S., PEBESMA, E. J., and GOMEZ-RUBIO, V.

Applied Spatial Data Analysis with R (R. S. Bivand, E. J. Pebesma, and V. Gomez‐Rubio) Jay M. Ver Hoef Bayesian Disease Mapping: Hierarchical Modeling in Spatial Epidemiology (A. B. Lawson) J. Law Disease Surveillance: A Public Health Informatics Approach (J. S. Lombardo and D. L. Buckeridge, editors) Iris Pigeot Survival Analysis for Epidemiologic and Medical Research (S. Selvin) M. G. Valsecchi Survival and Event History Analysis: A Process Point of View (O. O. Aalen, O. Borgan, and H. K. Gjessing) Patricia Grambsch Nonlinear Dimensionality Reduction (J. A. Lee and M. Verleysen) Haonan Wang Model Selection and Model Averaging (G. Claeskens and N. L. Hjort) Thomas M. Loughin Meta‐Analysis of Binary Data Using Profile Likelihood (D. Böhning, R. Kuhnert, and S. Rattanasiri) Eloise Kaizar Wavelet Methods in Statistics with R (G. P. Nason) Jeffrey S. Morris Adaptive Design Theory and Implementation Using SAS and R (M. Chang) Feifang Hu Ecological Models and Data in R (B. M. Bolker) Rachel M. Fewster Applied Multiway Data Analysis (P. M. Kroonenberg) Renato Coppi Brief Reports by the Editor Sampling of Populations: Methods and Applications, 4th edition (P. S. Levy and S. Lemeshow) Applied Survival Analysis: Regression Modeling of Time‐to‐Event Data, 2nd edition (D. W. Hosmer, S. Lemeshow, and S. May) SAS for Data Analysis: Intermediate Statistical Methods (M. G. Marasinghe and W. J. Kennedy) Advances in Mathematical and Statistical Modeling (B. C. Arnold, N. Balakrishnan, J. M. Sarabia, and R. Mínguez, editors) An Introduction to Generalized Linear Models, 3rd edition (A. J. Dobson and A. G. Barnett) Design and Analysis of Bioavailability and Bioequivalence Studies, 3rd edition (S.‐C. Chow and J.‐P. Liu)     

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Practical Lawn Craft. By R. B. D awson . Foreword by R. G. S tapledon .
An Introduction to Industrial Mycology. By G. S mith .
Cattle Fodder and Human Nutrition: with special reference to Biological Nitrogen Fixation. By A rtturi I. V irtanen .
Coffee in Kenya. By the Staff of the Scott Agricultural Laboratories and the Agricultural Economist, Department of Agriculture, Kenya, with a contribution by the Director of the British East African Meteorological Service. Edited by J. M c D onald .
Third Conference on Cotton Growing Problems: Report and Summary of Proceedings. Pp.
Plant Injection for Diagnostic and Curative Purposes. By W. A. R oach .
Plant Physiology. By E. C. M iller .
Principles of Genetics. By E. W. S innott and L. C. D unn .
The Genetics of Garden Plants. By M. B. C rane and W. J. C. L awrence .
The Cultivation of Succulents , By H. J acobsen . Authorised translation by V era H iggins .
Research and Statistical Methodology: Books and Reviews , 1933-8. Edited by O. K. B uros .
Methods and Material for Teaching Biological Sciences. By D. F. M iller and G. W. B laydes .     

A Survey of Introductory Biology Courses and Staffing in Departments of Biology,Botany, and Zoology

Information and Control in the Living Organism. An Elementary Introduction B. HASSENSTEIN London: Chapman &; Hall. £1.30 Reviewed by O. Lowenstein

Inequalities and Optimal Problems in Mathematics and the Sciences G. Stephenson London: Longmans. £1.50 Reviewed by O. Lowenstein

Ecology of Leaf Surface Microorganisms Edited by T. F. Preece and C. H. Dickinson pp. xvii+640 London and New York: Academic Press. 1971 £9.00 Reviewed by R. Warren

Mathematics for Ecologists I. Chaston Pp. 132 London: Butterworths. £2.20 Reviewed by B. Dudley

Beginning Ecology H. J. Killick Pp. ix+121+35figs Ibadan: Ibadan University Press Price in Nigeria 12/- Reviewed by J. G. Vaughn

An Experience with Organisms D. L. Murray Pp. x+209+24 figs Massachusetts: Addison-Wesley Inc. £1.75 An Experience with Cells D. L. Murray and H. E. Bushe Pp. viii + 193+56figs Massachusetts: Addison-Wesley Inc. £1.40 Reviewed by G. W. Shaw1

A Practical Course in Biology W. Belfield and M. Dearden Pp. xiii + 174 and figs Oxford: Pergamon Press. £1.50 Reviewed by John H. Gray

Food Tests; Book 2 Enzymes; Book 3 Soil D. G. Mackean Pp. 32 each London: John Murray 1970 £0.25 each. Teachers' notes £0.30 each Reviewed by John A. Barker

Nutrition and Food Science Reviewed by E. A. Nanson

Biobits and Dore-Smith Atomunits Principles of Model Construction I. Smith, M. J. Smith and C. F. Dore Pp. 48+31 figs London: Capital Biotechnic Developments Ltd., Heinemann. Free Reviewed by J. M. Ashworth

Museums in Education Education Survey 12 Department of Education and Science Pp. 55 + 10 plates London: HMSO. 1971. £0.50 Reviewed by I. M. Evans

Biology in the Nineteenth Century: Problems of Form, Function and Transformation William Coleman London: Wiley History of Science Series. 1971 £3.50 hardback. 7£1.75 paperback Reviewed by Sydney Smith

Storage and Retrieval of Biological Information Reviewed by R. W. J. Keay     

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Book reviewed in this article:
Dictionary of Microbiology. By M. B. JACOBS, M. J. GERSTEIN and W. G. WALTER.
The Physiology of Reproduction in Fungi. By LILIAN E. HAWKER.
Biology and Control of Smut Fungi. By G. W. FISCHER and C. W. HOLTON.
A Manual of Soil Fungi. By J. C. GILMAN.
Plant Virus Serology. By R. E. F. MATTHEWS.
The Structure of Nucleic Acids and their Role in Protein Synthesis. Edited by E. M. CROOK.
Symposia of the Society for Experimental Biology. X. Mitochondria and other Cytoplasmic Inclusions.
An Introduction to the Botany of Tropical Crops. By LESLIE S. COBLEY.
The Underground Organs of Herbage Grasses. By ARTHUR TROUGHTON.     

Book reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
N eutralization of A nimal V iruses (1993). By N.J. Dimmock.
Bacillus subtilis and O ther G ram -P ositive B acteria : B iochemistry , P hysiology and M olecular G enetics (1993).
C hilled F oods : A C omprehensive G uide (1992). Edited by C. Dennis and M. Stringer.
M edical M icrobiology (1992). Edited by D. Greenwood, R. Slack and J. Peutherer.
B acteriocins of L actic A cid B acteria (1993). Edited by D.G. Hoover and L.R. Steenson.
Bacillus thuringiensis , an E nvironmental B iopesticide : T heory and P ractice (1993). Edited by P.F. Entwistle, J.S. Cory, M.J. Bailey and S. Higgs.
P ediatric I nfectious D isease (1993). Edited by D. Engelhard, M.I. Marks and D. Branski.     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article:
DNA Synthesis. By A. K ornberg , W. H. Freeman
Plasma Lysozyme—A Measure of Neutrophil Turnover. An Analytical Review. By N iels E bbe H ansen .
Introduction to Molecular Embryology. By J ean B rachet .
Beta-2 Microglobulin and HL-A Antigens. Transplantation Reviews , 21, 1974. Edited by G oran M oller .
Histochemical Aspects of Organogenesis in Vertebrates. By J. M ilaire .
Journal of Cutaneous Pathology. A new Journal published by Munksgaard, Copenhagen. Edited by L eopold F. M ontes .
Genetics and the Animal Cell. By M ario T erzi , John Wiley & Sons.     

Book reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
HACCP: A P ractical A pproach (1994). By S. Mortimore and C. Wallace.
M olecular B iology of A rchaea (1994). Edited by F. Pfeiffer, P. Palm and K.-H. Schleifer.
R otaviruses (1994). Edited by R.F. Ramig.
P ower U nseen : H ow M icrobes R ule the W orld (1994). By B. Dixon.
V iruses and C ancer (1994). Edited by A. Minson, J. Niel and M. McCrae.
W ater M icrobiology (1994). By G. Bitton.
H andbook for R hizobia : M ethods in L egume - Rhizobium T echnology (1994). By P. Somasegaran and H.J. Hoben.
S tatistics and E xperimental D esign : A n I ntroduction for B iologists and B iochemists (1994). 3rd Edition. By G.M. Clarke
P rinciples of G ene M anipulation : A n I ntroduction to G enetic E ngineering (1994). 5th Edition. By R.W. Old and S.B. Primrose.
R espiratory I nfections : D iagnosis and M anagement (1994). Third edition. Edited by J.E. Pennington.
O bstetric and G ynecologic I nfectious D isease (1994). Edited by J.G. Pastorek II.
M olecular G enetics of B acteria (1994). 2nd Edition. By J.W. Dale.
B acterial P athogenesis : P art A: I dentification and R egulation of V irulence F actors (1994). Methods in Enzymology, Volume 235. Edited by V.L. Clark and P.M. Bavoil
B acterial P athogenesis : P art B: I nteraction of P athogenic B acteria with H ost C ells (1994). Methods in Enzymology, Volume 236. Edited by V.L. Clark and P.M. Bavoil.
M ononuclear P hagocytes : B iology of M onocytes and M acrophages (1992). Edited by R. van Furth.     

Book Reviews

Books reviewed in this article:
LELE, S. R. and RICHTSMEIER, J. T. An Invariant Approach to the Statistical Analysis of Shapes.
HEYDE, C. C. and SENETA, E. (editors). Statisticians of the Centuries.
LAWSON, A. B. Statistical Methods in Spatial Epidemiology.
EVERITT, B. S. and PICKLES, A. Statistical Aspects of the Design and Analysis of Clinical Trials.
KERR, S. R. and DICKIE, L. M. The Biomass Spectrum: A Predator-Prey Theory of Aquatic Production.
DER, G. and EVERITT, B. S. A Handbook of Statistical Analyses Using SAS, 2nd Edition.
HAND, D., MANNILA, H. and SMYTH, P. Principles of Data Mining.
INDRAYAN, A. and SARMUKADDAM, S. B. Medical Biostatistics.
EWENS, W. J. GRANT, G. R. Statistical Methods in Bioinformatics: An Introduction.
HARRELL, F. E. Regression Modeling Strategies with Applications to Linear Models, Logistic Regression and Survival Analysis.
CONGDON, P. Bayesian Statistical Modelling.
CAMAZINE, S., DENEUBOURG, J.-L., FRANKS, N. R., SNEYD, J., THERAULAZ, G. and BONABEAU, E. Self-Organization in Biological Systems.     

Book reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
C hemical D isinfection in H ospitals (1993). Edited by G. A. J. Ayliffe, D. Coates and P. N. Hoffman. 2nd Edition.
E xploitation of M icroorganisms (1993). Edited by D.G. Jones.
P redictive M icrobiology : T heory and A pplication (1993). By T.A. McMeekin, J.N. Olley, T. Ross and D.A. Ratkowsky.
F undamental I mmunology (1993). Edited by W. E. Paul
T he H uman H erpesviruses (1993). Edited by B. Roizman, R.J. Whitley and C. Lopez.
G eneral M icrobiology (1993). By H.G. Schlegel. 7th Edition. Translated by M. Kogut.
R eproduction in F ungi : G enetical and P hysiological A spects (1993). By C.G. Elliott.