Reviews of Publications

Book reviewed in this article:
Flowers of the Himalaya , by Oleg Polunin and Adam Stainton.
A Guide to the Vegetation of Britain and Europe , by Oleg Polunin and Martin Walters.
The Experimental Biology of Bryophytes, edited by A. F. Dyer & J. G. Duckett.
A Birdwatcher's Miscellany, edited by Rob Hume.
The Moths and Butterjlies of Great Britain and Ireland, Volume 10, Noctuidae (Part II) and Agaristidae, edited by J. Heath.
Atlas of Butterjlies in Britain and Ireland, by J. Heath, E. Pollard & J. A. Thomas.
Colour Identification Guide to Butterjlies of the British Isles, revised edition by T. G. Howarth.
The World of Butterjlies, An Illustrated Encyclopaedia, by V. Sbordoni & S.Forestiero.
Colour Identijcation Guide to Moths of the British Isles, by Bernard Skinner.
The Biology of Buttegies, edited by R. I. Vane-Wright & P. R. Ackery.
Australian Grasses, by Nancy T. Burbidge, revised by Surrey W. L. Jacobs.
Collins Guide to Grasses, Sedges, Rushes and Ferns, by R. Fitter & A. Fitter. Collins.
Grasses of the Soviet Union, by N. N. Tsvelev, edited by A. A. Fedorov.
The European Garden Flora, Volume 2, Monocotyledons (Part ZZ), edited by S. M Walters et al.
Grasses, 3rd edition, by C. E. Hubbard, revised by J. C. E. Hubbard.     

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Calcareous Grasslands–Ecology and Management, edited by S. H. Hillier, D. W. H. Walton & D. A. Wells
Plant Reproductive Ecology: Patterns and Strategies, edited by J. & L. Lovett Doust
Flora of the Outer Hebrides, by R. J. Pankhurst & J. M. Mullin
The Ecology of Mycorrhizae, by M. F. Allen
Tropical Lichens: Their Systematics, Conservation and Ecology, edited by D. J. Galloway
Microbial Control of Weeds, edited by D. O. TeBeest
Atlas of the Bryophytes of Britain and Ireland. Vol. 1. Liverworts (Hepaticae and Anthocerotae). edited by M. O. Hill, C. D. Preston & A.J. E. Smith
Luigi Balugani's drawings of African plants, by Paul Hutton, F. Nigel Hepper & Ib Friis     

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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     

Reviews of Publications

Book reviewed in this article:
The Ecology of Ectoparasitic Insects, by Adrian Marshall
Effect of Heavy Metal Pollution on Plants, Volumes I & II, edited by N. W. Lepp
Mosses of South Australia, by D. G. Catcheside
Basic Structure and Evolution of the Vertebrates, Volumes 1 and 2, by Erik Jarvik
The Evolution of Air Breathing in Vertebrates, by D. J. Randall, W. W. Burggren A. P. Farrell & M. S. Haswell     

Reviews of publications

Book reviewed in this article:
Grasshoppers and Allied Insects of Great Britain and Ireland, by Judith A. Marshall & E. G. M. Hayes
Bryozoan Evolution, by F. K. McKinney & J. B. C.Jackson
Les vertébres fossiles de la formation Pisco (Pérou) Parts 1,2 & 3. by Christian de Muizon     

Reviews of publications

Book reviewed in this article:
Plant Science An introduction to World Crops, by J. Janick. R. W. Schery, F. W. Woods & V. W. Ruttan. W. H. Freeman
Life of the Vertebrates, by J. Z. Young, F.R.S
The Mammals of North America, by E. Raymond Hall. John Wiley
The Giant Panda, edited by Zhu Jing & Li Yangwen
Modern Ethology; The Science of Animal Behaviour, by S. A. Barnett
Environmental Physiology of Fishes, edited by M. A. Ali
British Planarians, Synopsis of the British Fauna No. 19, by I. R. Ball & T. B. Reynoldson
Development and Specialization of Skeletal Muscle, edited by D. F. Goldspink
Human Navigation and the Sixth Sense, by R. R. Baker
Mosses of Eastern North America, by H. A. Crum & L. E. Anderson     

BUCHBESPRECHUNGEN

F rost , D. R.; E theridge , R.: A Phylogenetic Analysis and Taxonomy of Iguanian Lizards (Reptilia: Squamata).
C lutton -B rock , T. H. (ed.): Reproductive success. Studies of individual variation in contrasting breeding systems.
H armelin -V ivien , M.; B ourlière , F. (eds.): Vertebrates in Complex Tropical Systems. Ecological Studies
E lsner , N.; S inger , W. (eds.): Dynamics and Plasticity in Neuronal Systems.
G roves , C olin P.: A Theory of Human and Primate Evolution.
E benman , B.; P ersson , L. (eds.): Size structured populations - ecology and evolution.     

Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
The Ants , by B. Holldobler and E. O. Wilson.
Intraspecific Variation in the Social Systems of Wild Vertebrates , by D. F. Lott.
Evolutionary Trends , edited by K. J. McNamara.
Fish Evolution and Systematics: Evidence from Spermatozoa , by B. G. M. Jamieson.
The Evolution of Homo erectus , by G. P. Rightmire.
A World List of Mammalian Species (Third Edition) , by G. B. Corbet and J. E. Hill.
Coral Reefs. Nature's Richest Realm , by R. Steene.     

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Avian Systematics and Taxonomy. Centenary Volume, edited by J. F. Monk.
The Ecology of Butterflies in Britain, edited by R. L. H. Dennis.
Evolution. A Biological and Palaeontological Approach, edited by P. Skelton.
Ethnobiological Classification. Principles of Categorization of Plants and Animals in Traditional Societies, by Brent Berlin.
The Discovery of Evolution, D. Young. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (Natural History Museum Publications)
A Chronological Taxonomy of Conus, 1758–1840, by A. J. Kohn.
Biological Diversity of Mexico. Origins and Distribution, edited by T. P. Ramamoorthy, R. Bye, A. Lot and J. Fa.
Antarctic Fish Biology: Evolution in a Unique Environment, by J. T. Eastman.
Sawfly Life History Adaptations to Woody Plants, edited by M. Wagner and K. F. Raffa.
An Introduction to Behavioural Ecology 3rd Ed., by J. R. Krebs and N. B. Davies.
The Natural History of Selborne, by Gilbert White, compiled by R. Davidson-Houston.
Genes in Ecology, edited by R. J. Berry, T. J. Crawford and G. M. Hewitt.
Algae and Symbiosis, edited by W. Reisser.
Artificial Intelligence and Molecular Biology, edited by L. Hunter     

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Book reviewed in this article:
Evolution and the Fossil Record, edited by K. C. Allen and D. E. G. Briggs
Mass Extinctions: Processes and Evolution, edited by Stephen K. Donovan
A Functional Biology of Clonal Animals, by Roger N. Hughes. "Functional Biology' Series, edited by Peter Calow
Charles Darwin in Australia, by F. W. and J. M. Nicholas     

Books

Books reviewed in this article:
B aker . K. 1993. Identification Guide to European Non-passerines.
B arnard . C., G ilbert , F. & M c G regor
B askett , T.S., S ayre . M.W., T omlinson , R.E. & M irarchi .
B ezzel . E. 1993. Kompendium der Vögel Mitteleuropas.
B right , M. 1993. The Private Life of Birds.
C ook , M. 1992. The Birds of Moray and Nairn.
D avison . G.W.H. 1992. Birds of Mount Kinabalu. Borneo.
E rritzoe . J. 1993. The Buds of CITES and How to Identify Them.
F arner , D.S., K ing , J.R. & P arkes , K.C.
G ibbons , D.W., R eid , J.B. & C hapman . R.A. (eds). 1993. The New Atlas of Breeding Birds in Britain and Ireland.
H illman , J.C.
H uxley . E.
J ackson . C.E. 1993. Great Bird Paintings of the World.
J ohnsgard . P.A. 1993. Cormorants, Darters and Pelicans of the World.
M adge . S. & B urn , H. 1994. Crows and Jays. A Guide to the Crows, Jays and Magpies of the World.
N icolai . B. (ed.).
P ower , D.M. (ed.).
P riklonskiy . S.G. (ed.).
R alph . R. 1993. William MacGillivray.
R obinson , D. & C hapman , A.
S harp . P.J. 1993. Avian Endocrinology.
S mith , K.W., D fe , C.W., F earnside . J.D., F letcher , E.W. & S mith , R.N.
S olomon . D. & W illiams , J.
S ørensen , S., B loch . D. & L angvad . S.
Z immerman , J.L.     

Reviews of publications

Book reviewed in this article:
The Zoological Explorations of Southern Africa, 1650–1790, by L. C. Rookmaaker
Aphid Predators, by Graham E. Rotheray
The Spiders of Great Britain and Ireland, by Michael J. Roberts
Primitive Ghost Moths, by Ebbe S. Nielsen & Niels P. Kristensen
Scanning Microscopy of Vertebrate Mineralized Tissues, edited by Lawrence Martin, Alan Boyde, Frederick Grime & Sheila Jones
British Pyralid Moths, A Guide to their Identification, by Barry Goater
Antibodies: a practical approach. Volume II, edited by D. Catty     

Reviews

Book Reviewed in this article:
The Moss Flora of Britain and Ireland. By A. J. E. S mith .
Atlas of Ferm of the British Isles. Ed. by A. C. J ermy , H. R. A rnold , L ynne F arrell and F. H. P erring .
Barley. By D. E. B riggs .
The Potato Crop: the Scientific Basis for Improvement. Ed. by P. M. H arris .
Plant Anatomy. Part I. Cells and Tissues. 2nd Edition. By E lizabeth G. C utter . Edward Arnold:
Isolation of Plant Growth Substances. Ed. by J. R. H illman .
The Selenastrum capricornutum Printz Algal Assay Bottle Test: Experimental Design, Application, and Data Interpretation Protocol. By W illiam E. M iller , J oseph C G reene and T amotsu S hiroyama .
Algen: Einführung in die Phykologie. By C hristiaan van D en H oek     

Book Reviews

Book reviews in this article:
Senile Dementia of the Alzheimer Type: Early Diagnosis, Neuropathology and Animal Models edited by J. Traber and W. H. Gispen.
Frontiers in Clinical Neuroscience, Vol. 3. Evoked Potentials edited by R. Q. Cracco and I. Bodis-Wollner.
Vision in Vertebrates by M. A. Ali and M. A. Kline.
Quantitative Receptor Autoradiography edited by C. A. Boast, E. W. Snowhill, and C. A. Altar.     

Reviews of publications

Book reviewed in this article:
The Royal Horticultural Society, Gardeners' Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers, edited by C. Brickell
The lichenicolous fungi of Greenland, by Vagn Alstrup & David L. Hawksworth.
Nitrogen Fixation with Non-Legumes, edited by F. A. Skinner, R. M. Boddey and I. Fendrik
The embryology of angiosperms: a classified bibliography (1965–1985), by C. R. Nagendram & M. S. Dinesh
Algae and Human Affairs, edited by Carole A. Lembi & J. Robert Waaland
Biology of Seagrasses, edited by A. W. D. Larkum, A. J. McComb & S. A. Shepherd
Modern methods in orchid conservation. The role of physiology, ecology and management, by H. W. Pritchard
Frank Kingdon-Ward, the Last of the Great Plant Hunters, by Charles Lyte
Plant names of medieval England, by Tony Hunt
Natural Product Medicine, by Ara H. Der Marderosian and Lawrence E. Liberti
All About Angiosperms, by A. D. J. Meeuse. CIP-Gegevens Koninklijke Bibiothek, Den Haag
Flowering Plants of the Seychelles (An Annotated Check List of Angiosperms and Gymnosperms with Line Drawings), by S. A. Robertson
The Herbarium Handbook, edited by Leonard Forman & Diane Bridson
Trees of Nigeria, by R. W. J. Keay
This is a revised edition of Nigerian Trees by R. W. J. Keay, C. F. A. Onochie & D. P. Stanfield
A New Herball by William Turner, edited by George T. L. Chapman and Marilyn Tweddle
Flora i Vegetació del Montsec (Pre-Pirineus Catalans) by Àngel M. Romo i Díez
Plants vasculars del quadrat UTM 31TCG46: Abella de la Conca, by Angel M. Romo i Díez
Indicator Plants of Coastal British Columbia, by K. Klinka, V. J. Krajina, A. Ceska and A. M. Scagel
Plankton–A Microscopic World, by G. M. Hallegraeff
Plant Polyphenols–Vegetable Tannins Revisited, by E. Haslam     

Reviews of publications

The Allometry of Growth and Reproduction, by M. J. Reiss.
The Birds of Egypt, edited by S. M. Goodman and P. L. Meininger.
Comparative Physiology of the Vertebrate Digestive System, by C. E. Stevens.
Techniques in Comparative Respiratory Physiology, edited by C. R. Bridges and P. J. Butler.
Common Insect Pests of Stored Food Products. A Guide to their Identification, Economic Series No. 15, 7th Edition, edited by L. Mound.
The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland, Vol. 7 part 1, The Butterflies, edited by A. M. Emmet and O. Heath.
Breeding Butterflies and Moths, by Ekkehard Friedrich. Colchester, Essex: Harley Books, 1986. 176 pp., B/W line drawings.
Animals of the Surface Film, by Marjorie Guthrie with illustrations and plates (4-coloured) by Peter Hayward.
Ladybirds. Naturalists' Handbook No. 10, by M. Majerus and P. Kearns. Slough: Richmond Publishing Co., 1989.
Grzimek's Encyclopaedia of Mammals, Vols 2 and 3. New York: McGraw-Hill Publishing Company.
Les éléments accessories de fare hyoidien des poissons téléoslomes Acanthodiens et Osteichthyens) fossiles et actuels, by Monette Veran. 1988.
Electrophoretic Studies on Agricultural Pests, by Hugh D. Loxdale and J. Den Hollander.     

Reviews of publications

Sexual Selection and Animal Genitalia, by William G. Eberhard
The Spiders of Great Britain and Ireland, by Michael J. Roberts
The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland, Volume 2, Cossidae—Heliodinidae, edited by J. Heath and A. M. Emmet     

Book reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
Australian Tropical Rain Forest Trees, An Interactive Identification System, by Hyland, BPM and Whiffen
The Rainforest Edge, edited by John Hemming
Atlas of the Bryophytes of Britain and Ireland. Volume 3. Mosses (Diplolepideae). Hill, M. O., Preston, C. D. & Smith, A. J. E.
Phytochemistry and Agriculture, Beek, van T. A. and Breteler, H. Proc.
Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada. Second Edition. by Gleason, H. A.
Flora of Flintshire by Goronwy Wynne
Ultrastructure of Fossil Spores and Pollen, edited by Kurmann, M. H. and Doyle, J. A.     

Reviews of publications

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     

Reviews of publications

Principles of Crop Improvement, by N. W. Simmonds
Marine Organisms – Genetics, Ecology & Evolution, edited by B. Battaglia & J. A. Beardrnore
Arthropod Phytogeny, edited by A. P. Gupta. Van Nostrand Reinhold
Field Guide to the Land Snails of Britain and North-west Europe, by M. P. Kernev & R. A. D. Cameron; illustrated by Gordon Riley
Key to the Fishes of Northern Europe, by Alwync Wheeler; illustrated by Peter Stebbing; maps by F. Rodney Fraser
Penguin Nature Guides: The Biology of Flowers, by Eigil Holm; illustrated by Thomas BredsdorfT; translated by Joan Tate; edited & adapted by Ronald Melville
Penguin Nature Guides: Orchids of Northern Europe, by Sven Nilsson; illustrated by Bo Mossberg; edited & adapted by P. Francis Hunt
A New Look at the Dinosaurs, by Alan Charig. Heinemann