The British Trust for Ornithology Notes and Announcements

WHINCHATS ON A DISUSED RAILWAY, by David B. Gray

STONECHATS IN YOUNG FORESTRY PLANTATIONS, by J. S. Phillips

DUTCH ELM DISEASE AND BIRDS, by Alan Mitchell

RATE OF SPECIES-REGISTRATION IN ATLAS WORK, by J. T. R. Sharrock     

Short Notes

Song Thrush nesting successes, 1964–1967, by H. I'A. Heyworth

Winter food of Long-eared Owls in Kent, by J. J. M. Flegg and C. J. Cox

Food of the Long-eared Owl in Inverness-shire, by R. D. Wooller and G. S. Triggs     

Book Reviews

Psychobiology: The Biological Bases of Behavior Pp. 382, illustrated. New York: Scientific American, 1967. 70s. (cloth), 40s. (paper). Reviewed by O. Lowenstein

Organisation in Plants W. M. M. BARON Pp. vi+218, 117 figs. London: Edward Arnold Ltd., 2nd ed., 1967.18s. (paper), 30s. (boards). Reviewed by J. W. Hannay

A First Biology ERIC SPRINGTHORPE Pp. 103. London: Longmans, Green & Co. Ltd., 1967. 10s. 6d. Reviewed by J. A. Barker

The Biology of Lichens MASON E. HALE, JR. Pp. viii + 176, 60 figs, 15 plates. London: Edward Arnold Ltd., 1967. 42s. Reviewed by K. A. Kershaw

Experiments in the Study of Biology J. J. W. BAKER, G. E. ALLEN, E. GAGE and S. K. WEBSTER Pp. 58. London: Addison-Wesley, 1967. Reviewed by C. F. Stoneman

Microbiological Methods C. H. COLLINS Pp. xii+404, illustrated. London: Butterworths, 2nd ed. 1967. 62s. Reviewed by N. J. Butler

The New Microbiology Ed. JOHN E. FLYNN New York: McGraw Hill Book Co., 1966. Reviewed by W. Howard Hughes

,i>Pergamon Programmed Texts Introduction to Genetics: Science of Heredity A. J. S. MCMILLAN Pp. 410, 64 figs, 6 plates. 1966. J. Audrey Stretch

An Introduction to Biochemistry Vol. 1 A. J. S. MCMILLAN Pp. 208. 1966. J. Audrey Stretch

Biology, Vol. 1 A. VERRINDER Pp. 274, 126 figs. 1966. Oxford: Pergamon Press. Commonwealth and International Library. 25s. (flexi-cover), 35s. (hard cover). J. Audrey Stretch

Grasses JAMES GROVES Published by the School Natural History Society, 1966, and obtainable from M. J. Wootton, Esq., 19A King's Gardens, Cranham, Upminster, Essex. 3s.

Biology Teaching in Schools Involving Experiment or Demonstration with Animals or with Pupils Compiled by J. J. BRYANT The Association for Science Education, 1967. 2s. 9d.

Handbook of Marine Biology for Borth, Cardiganshire A compilation of results and work completed by members of King Edward's School, Birmingham. Obtainable from the School. 6s. 6d.

Clarendon Biographies (16) Charles Darwin R. C. OLBY Pp. 64, 3 figs, 12 plates. London; Oxford University Press, 1967. 9s. 6d. (boards), 5s. (limp).

New Questions in O-Level Biology (Book 2) Plants and Invertebrates J. J. HEAD Pp. 70, illustrated. London: Oliver & Boyd, 1967. 6s. (Teachers' guide. Pp. 32. 5s.)

Revision Exercises in Biology J. D. MAUNDER and C. JOHNSTON Pp. xiii + 130, illustrated. Oxford: Pergamon Press, 1967. 8s. 6d.     

Chlorinated pesticide residues in wild bird eggs

THE FORAGING ACTIVITY OF SNOW BUNTINGS WINTERING INLAND IN SCOTLAND, by C. J. Henty

THE ORIGINS OF SHELDUCKS MOULTING ON THE FORTH, by M . W. Pienkowski and P. R. Evans

PROLONGED PARENTAL CARE IN HERRING GULLS NESTING IN TOWNS IN EAS'1ERN SCOTLAND, by Dr W. R. P. Bourne

TRENDS IN ACCURACY OF COUNTING BIRDS, by A. J. Prater

BROWN TROUT AMONG FOOD REMAINS IN A PEREGRINE'S NEST, by D. N. Weir     

Eine Methode zur Prüufung innertherapeutisch wirkender Fungizide

Abstract

Burnett, J. H.: Fundamentals of Mycology. Edward Arnold, London, 1968. 546 S., 175 Abb., 96 Tab., 9 Taf., geb., £ 6 10 s. Reviewed by W. Kühnel.

Smith, R. F. (Ed.): Annual Review of Entomology. Vol. 14, Annual Reviews Inc., Palo Alto, 1969, 478 S., 6 Abb., 25 Tab., 6 Tafeln, geb. $ 9.00. Reviewed by R. Fritzsche.

Somogyi, J. C.; Francois, A. C.: Antibioties in Agriculture. Basel, S. Karger AG, 1968, 208 S., 28 Abb., 50 Tab., brosch., sF/DM 57,—. Reviewed by H. J. Müller.

Metlitskh, B. L.; Ozeretskovskaya, O. L.: Plant immunity: Biochemical aspects of plant resistance to parasitic fungi. Plenum Press, Now York, 1968, 114 S., 9 Abb., 18 Tab., geb., 12,50 $. Reviewed by H. Wolffgang.     

Equipment News

The Principles of Plant Pathology. S. A. J. TARR. Pp. 632. London: MacMillan, 1972. £1000. Reviewed by A. A. Brunt

Genetic Diversity and Natural Selection. JAMES MURRAY. Pp. vii + 128 + 23figs. Edinburgh: Oliver &; Boyd Ltd. 1972. £2·50. Reviewed by J. A. Beardmore

Advances in Microbial Physiology. Edited by A. H. ROSE and J. F. WILKINSON. Pp. 302+40 figs. London and New York: Academic Press Ltd. £500. Reviewed by Curtis G. Gemmell

Plants in the Service of Man—10,000 Years of Domestication EDWARD HYAMS Pp. xiii+222+33 illustrations London: J. M. Dent &; Sons Ltd. £2·95. Reviewed by Eric Caulton

The Challenge of Genetics. E. H. SIMON &; J. GROSSFIELD. Pp. 281. Reviewed by I. J. Gibson

Methods in Microbiology, Volume 4. Edited by C. BOOTH. (Series editors J. R. NORRIS and D. W. RIBBONS) Pp. xiv+795. Reviewed by G. Ayerst

Explorations in the Life of Fishes. N. B. MARSHALL. Pp. 204, 54 figs. Reviewed by T. Kerr

Feedback Mechanisms in Animal Behaviour. D. J. McFARLAND. Pp. vii+279 + 181 figs. London: Academic Press Inc. £3·80. Reviewed by P. J. B. Slater

Biology and the Human Sciences—The Herbert Spencer Lectures—1970. Edited by J. W. S. PRINGLE. Pp. viii + 140, 6 figs, 2 tables. Oxford: Clarendon Press. 1972. £2·50. Reviewed by Paul Rogers

Merrow Monographs. T. H. SAVORY. Latin and Greek for Biologists. Pp. 34. Biology of the Cryptozoa. Pp. 48. The Principles of Mechanistic Biology. Pp. 35. Evolution in the Arachnida. Pp. 42. Reviewed by G. W. Shaw     

Buchbesprechungen

Morris, C. J. O. R.; Morris, P.: Separation methods in biochemistry. London, Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd., 1964, 887 S., 155 Abb., Leinen, £ 5, 15 s. Reviewed by H. Wolffgang.

Neuman, M.: Vade-mecum des antibiotiques et agents chimiothérapiques anti-infectieun. Paris, Librairie Maloine G. Doin et Cie Editeurs, 1962, 410 S., 8 Abb.; 15 Tab., Karton. 40,00 NF. Reviewed by Thren.

Umbreit, W. W.: Modern microbiology. San Francisco und London, W. H. Freeman and Company, 1962, 507 S., 307 Abb., Leinen, 48 s. Reviewed by H. J. Müller.

Gold, V.: pH-Measurements. Their theory and practice. London, Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1963, 125 S., 11 Abb., Leinen, 10 s 6 d. Reviewed by H. Wolffgang.

Horsfall, J. G. (Ed.): Annual review of phytopathology. Vol. 1, Palo Alto, Annual Reviews, Inc., 1963, 469 S., 6 Abb., Leinen, 9,00 $. Reviewed by M. Schmiedeknecht.

Rubin, B. A.; Artsikhovskaya, Ye. V.: Biochemistry and physiology of plant immunity. Oxford, Pergamon Press, 1963, IX und 358 S., 68 Abb., Leinen, £ 5. Reviewed by H. Wolffgang.

Nord, F. F. (Ed.): Advances in Enzymology. Vol. 24, New York und London, Interscience Publishers a division of John Wiley & Sons, 1962, 572 S., 23 Abb., Leinen, 120 s. Reviewed by H. Wolffgang.

Nord, F. F. (Ed.): Advances in Enzymology. Vol. 25, New York und London, Interscience Publishers a division of John Wiley & Sons, 1963, 565 S., 56 Abb., Leinen, 115 s. Reviewed by H. Wolffgang.

Forbes, J.: A laboratory manual for histology. 2. Aufl., New York, Fordham University Press, 1961, 132 S., 3 Abb., brosch., 3,00 $. Reviewed by J. H. Scharf.

Guaoliumi, P.: Las Plagas de la Caña de Azucar en Venezuela. Bd. 1 und 2, Maracay/Yenezuela, Ministerio de Agricultura y Cria Centro de Investigaciones Agronoinicas, 1962, 850 S., 212 Abb., 14 ganzs. Farbtafeln, brosch., 8,00 $. Reviewed by G. Fröhlich.

Clifton, C. E. (Ed.): Annual review of microbiology. Vol. 17, Palo Alto, Annual Reviews, Inc., 1963, 628 S., 19 Abb., Leinen, 9,00 $. Reviewed by K. Naumann.

Ramschandran, G. N. (Ed.): Aspects of protein structure. Proceedings of a symposium held in Madras 14–18 January 1963 and organized by the University of Madras. London und New York, Academic Press, 1963, 380 S., 130 Abb., Leinen, 84 s. Reviewed by P. Hermann.     

Buchbesprechungen

Grant, J. K. (Ed.): Biochemical Society Symposia 23. Methods of separation of subcellular structural components. London, Cambridge University Press, 1963, 157 S., 31 Abb., Leinen, 35 s. Reviewed by H.-W. Wache.

Smith, Audrey U.: Biological effects of freezing and supercooling. London, Edward Arnold (Publishers) Ltd., 1961, 462 S., 157 Abb., Leinen, 55 s. Reviewed by H. Wartenberg.

Loiseleur, J. (Ed.): Techniques de laborafoire. I. Chimie physiquechimie biologique, in 2 Bünden, 3. Aufl., Paris, Masson et Cie Editeurs, 381 Abb., Leinen, 190. Reviewed by F. H. Wolffgang.

Jirgensons, B.: Natural organic macro-molecules. Oxford, London, New York, Paris, Pergamon Press, 404 S., 103 Abb., Kunststoff, 63 s. Reviewed by H. Wolffgang.

Laverack, M. S.: The Physiology of Earthworms. Oxford, Pergamon Press, 1963, 206 S., 58 Abb., Lwd., 45 s. Reviewed by R. Fritzsche.

Thorn, G. D.; Ludwig, R. A.: The dithiocarbamates and related compounds. (Elsevier Monographs-chemistry section.) Amsterdam, London, New York, Elsevier Publishing Company, 1962, 300 S., 6 Abb., Leinen, 20,- Dfl. (22,50 DM). Reviewed by P. Neubert.

Zweig, G. (Ed.): Analytical methods for pesticides, plant gowth regulators, and food additives. Vol. 1: Principles, methods, and general applications. New York and London, Academic Press Inc., 1963, 637 S., 95 Abb., Leinen, 24,- S. Reviewed by E. Heinisch.

Dufay, C: Faune terrestre et d'eau douce des Pyrénées-Orientales. VI. Lépidoptères. I. Macrolépidoptères. Paris, Hermann Verlag, 153 S., brosch., 12 NF. Reviewed by G. Friese.

Dethier, V. G.: The physiology of insect senses. London, Methuen & Co. Ltd., 266 S., 99 Abb., Kunststoff, 42 s. Reviewed by H. J. Müller.

Preston, R. D. (Ed.): Advances in botanical research. Vol. 1. London & New York, Academic Press, 384 S., 119 Abb., Leinen, 70 s. Reviewed by K. Schmelzer.

Horecker, B. L.: Pentose metabolism in bacteria. (CIBA Lectures in microbial biochemistry.) New York, London, John Wiley & Sons, 100 S., 54 Abb., Leinen, 30 s. Reviewed by H. Opel.

Knight, C. A.: Handbuch der Protoplasmaforschung. Bd. IY/2, Wien, Springer-Verlag, 1963, 177 S., 27 Abb., brosch., DM 48,-. Reviewed by H. Wolffgang.

Bailey, J. L.: Techniques in profein chemistry. Amsterdam, London, New York, Elsevier Publishing Company, 1962,310 S., 90 Abb., Leinen, 30,- Dfl. (33,50 DM). Reviewed by H. Hofferek.

Grassé, P.-P. (Ed.): Botanique. Anatomie — Cycles Evolutifs — Systématique. Paris, Masson et Cie Editeurs, 1963, 1039 S., 618 Abb., Leinen, 98 F. Reviewed by K. Schmelzerm.

Schmitt, F. O. (Ed.): Macromolecular specificity and biological memory. Cambridge (Mass.), The M. I. T. Press Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 1962, 119 S., Karton, 23 s. Reviewed by J. Segal.     

Relative Desiccation Survival Potential of Two Root-Knot Nematode Species,Meloidogyne Incognita and M. Triticoryzae and Relationship With Their Habitat and Cuticle Characteristics*

Abstract

Horsfall, J. G. (Ed.): Annual Review of Phytopathology. Vol. 4. VII + 423 S. Palo Alto, 1966: Annual Reviews, Inc. Leinen, 9,00 $. Reviewed by K. Naumann.

Gregory, P. H. und Monteith, J. L. (Ed.): Airborne microbes. Seventeenth Symposium of the Society for General Microbiology held at the Imperial College, London April 1967. XII + 385 S., mit Abb. u. Tab. London, 1967: Cambridge University Press, Leinenrücken, 75 s. Reviewed by H. J. Müller.

Raper, J. R.: Genetics of sexuality in higher fungi. VIII + 283 S., mit Abb. u. Tab., New York, 1966: The Ronald Press Company, Leinen, 12,00 $. Reviewed by M. Schmiedeknecht.

Albrecht, F. O.: Polymorphisme phasaire et biologie des acridiens migrateurs. X + 194 S., 52 Abb. Paris, 1967: Masson et Cie, Éditeurs, karton., 50 F. Reviewed by R. Fritzsche.

Wigglesworth, V. B.: Insect physiology. VII + 134 S., 12 Abb., London, 1966: Methuen &; Co Ltd., brosch., 10 s 6 d. Reviewed by G. Schäller.

Machlis, L. (Ed.): Annual Review of Plant Physiology. Vol. 18. VIII + 480 S., mit Abb. u. Tab., Palo Alto, Ca., 1967: Annual Reviews, Inc., Leinen, 9,00 $. Reviewed by H. Wolffgang.

Newton, B. A. und Reynolds, P. E. (Ed.): Biochemical studie of antimicrobial drugs. (Sixteenth symposium of the Society for General Microbiology held at the Royal Institution, London, April 1966). X + 349 S., mit Abb. u. Tab., London, 1966: Cambridge University Press, Halbleinen, 60 s. Reviewed by H. J. Müller.

Pilet, P.-É.: La cellule, structure et fonctions. 406 S., 310 Abb.; 32 ganzs. Abb., Paris 1966: Schwarz-Weiß-Tafeln. Masson et Cie, Editeurs, brosch. 38 F. Reviewed by K. Schmelzer.

Ciba (Ed.): Dimecron 257 S. Basle, Switzerland, 1967: P.O. Box — CIBA — Kunststoff Reviewed by Horst Beitz.

Bellamy, L. J.: Ultrarot-Spektrum und chemische Konstitution. 2. Auflage, 325 S., 11 Abb., 23 Tab. Darmstadt, 1966: Dr. Dietrich Steinkopff Verlag, kart., 28,— DM Reviewed by Volker Müller.

Bahr, G. F.; Zeitler, E. H. (Ed.): Quantitative electron microscopy. 1965, VIII + 605 (1340) S., mit Abb. u. Tab., Leinen, 16,00 $, Baltimore (Md.), The Williams &; Wilkins Company. Reviewed by H. B. Schmidt.     

The Sun's Path

Keith, Lawrence H., ed. Identification and Analysis of Organic Pollutants in Water Ann Arbor, Michigan: Ann Arbor Science Publishers, Inc., 1976 707 pp., $27.50. Reviewed by E. Lawrence Bahn

Baldry, Peter The Battle against Bacteria: A Fresh Look New York: Cambridge University Press, 1976 172 pp., $9.95. Reviewed by Donald F. Logsdon

Palmer, Ralph S., ed. Handbook of North American Birds, Volume 2: Waterfowl (Part 1), Volume 3: Waterfowl (Part 2) New Haven: Yale University Press, 1976 521 and 560 pp., $30 each, $60 set. Reviewed by Karl L. Trever

Hurlbut, Cornelius Jr., ed. The Planet We Live On: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Earth Sciences New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1976 488 pp., $37.50. Reviewed by Joaquin Rodriguez

MacGillavry, Caroline H. Fantasy and Symmetry: The Periodic Drawings of M. C Escher New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1976 84 pp., $15.00 Reviewed by John G. Harvey

Perrins, Dr. Christopher Birds: Their Life, Their Ways, Their World New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1976 157 pp., $19.85. Reviewed by J. P. Kennedy

Hoyt, William Graves Lowell and Mars Tucson: The University of Arizona Press, 1976 376 pp., $8.50 paper, $13.95 cloth. Reviewed by Van E. Neie

Dagg, Anne Innis, and Foster, J. Bristol The Giraffe: Its Biology, Behavior, and Ecology New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., 1976 115 pp., $13.95. Reviewed by Theodore W. Munch     

Book reviews

Terrance J. Beveridge and Ronald J. Doyle, Metal Ions and Bacteria (New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1989), 461 pp., $75.00.

A. V. Lapo, Traces of Bygone Biospheres. 2nd rev. ed. Translated from the Russian by V. A. Purto. Translation edited by T. Juswigg (Moscow, U.S.S.R.: Mir Publishers, 1987), 352 pp. Available in the U.S.A., Canada, U.K., British Commonwealth, and Nepal from Synergetic Press, Inc., London.     

Microscopic Slides of Cat Testis

DYES AND THEIR BIOLOGICAL USES Copley, A. L., and Whitney, D. V. The standardization and assay of heparin by the toluidine blue and azure A reactions. A correction. J. Lab. &; Clin. Med., 29, 117.

Finkelstein, Jacob. N-substituted sulfonamides. J. Amer. Chem. Soc., 66, 407. 1944.

Fraenkel-Conrat, H., and Cooper, M. The use of dyes for the determination of acid and basic groups in proteins. J. Biol. Chem., 154, 239. 1941.

Gilman, Henry, and Shirley, David A. Some derivatives of pheno-thiazine. J. Amer Chem. Soc., 66, 888. 1944.

Gilman, Henry, and Spatz, Sydney M. Some quinolines patterned as “open models” of atabrine. J. Amer. Chem. Soc., 66, 621. 1944.

Klotz, Irving M. The mode of action of sulfonamides. J. Amer. Chem. Soc., 66, 459. 1944.

Mueller, Albert C. and Hamilton, Cliff S. Some derivatives of 7-methoxy- and 10-methoxybenzoquinoline. J. Amer. Chem. Soc., 66, 860. 1944.

Peterson, Osler L. Therapeutic effects of forbisen and of toluidine blue on experimental typhus. Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. &; Med., 55, 155-7. 1944.

ANIMAL MICROTECHNIC Ballantyne, E. N. A staining method for frozen sections. Canad. J. Med. Techn., 2, 65-7. 1940.

Bodian, David, and Mellors, Robert C. Phosphatase activity in chromatolytic nerve cells. Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. &; Med., 55, 248-5. 1844.

Forbes, J. Glycerine jelly mounting medium for frog eggs and early embryos. Trans. Amer. Micr. Soc., 62, 325-6. 1943.

Hughes, R. F. Laboratory hints. Canad. J. Med. Techn., 3, 25-6. 1940.

Krajian, Aram A. Elastic fibre stains. Canad. J. Med. Techn., 3, 207. 1941.

Kupperman, H. S., and Noback, C. R. A rapid iron hematoxylin tissue stain for laboratory use. Science, 98, 591-2. 1948.

Laws, S. G. A method of staining blood films. Canad. J. Med. Techn., 3, 68. 1941.

Lillie, R. D. Studies on the decalcification of bone. Amer. J. Path., 20, 291-6. 1944.

Moore, Margaret E. Twenty-hour schedule for routine tissue sections. Canad. J. Med. Techn., 2, 70-1. 1940.

Paul, Pauline, Lowe, B., and McClurg, B. R. Changes in histological structure and palatability of beef during storage. Food, Research, 9, 221-33.

Pinkus, Hermann. Acid orcein Giemsa stain (modification of Unna-Taenzer method). A useful routine stain for dermatologic sections. Arch. Dermat. &; Sypk., 49, 355-6. 1944.

Pugsley, Marion L. Reticulocyte staining. Canad. J. Med. Techn., 3, 16-7. 1940.

Slavkin, Alice E. Quick paraffin method for small biopsies. J. Lab. and Clin. Med., 29, 74. 1944.

PLANT MICROTECHNIC Stuart, Neil W., and Emsweller, S. L. Use of enzymes to improve cytological techniques. Science, 98, 569-70. 1943.

Wittlake, Eugene B. Permanent prestaining in botanical microtechnic. Ohio J. of Sci., 44, 36-8. 1944.

MICROÖRGANISMS Alexander-Jackson, Eleanor. A differential triple stain for demonstrating and studying non-acid-fast forms of the tubercle bacillus in sputum, tissue and body fluids. Science, 99, 307-8. 1944.

Barritt, M. M. An improved Pappenheim stain for gonococci. Brit. Med. J., 494, 4344. 1944.

Bartholomew, J. W., and Umbreit, W. W. Ribonucleic acid and the Gram stain. J. Bad., 47, 415. 1944.

Bauer, William H. Tooth buds and jaws in patients with congenital syphilis. Amer. J. Path., 20, 897-319. 1944.

Begg, A. M., Fulton, F., and Van Den Ende, M. Inclusion bodies in association with typhus rickettsiae. J. Path. &; Bact., 56, 109-13. 1944.

Cherewick, W.J. Studies on the biology of Erysiphe graminis DC. Canad. J. Research, 22, 58-85. 1944.

Dissmann, Edwin. Erfahrungen mit der karbolnachtblaufärbung der Tuberkelbazillen nach Hallberg. Zentbl. Bald., I Abt. Orig., 150, 268-75. 1943.

Hunt, George A. A study of the Pappenheim stain. A stable modification. J. Lab. &; Clin. Med., 20, 207-10. 1944.

Kirsh, David, and Schenken, John R. A comparison of the Ziehl-Neelsen and the Moss cold carbol fuchsia stains for acid-fast bacilli. New Orleans Med. and Surg. J., 96, 394-6. 1944.

Lee, H. I. Comparison of procedures for staining tubercle bacilli in fluorescent microscopy. J. Lab. &; Clin. Med., 29, 218-21. 1944.

Noble, Glenn A. A five-minute method for staining fecal smears. Science, 100, 87-8. 1944.

HISTOCHEMISTRY Dische, Zachakias. Two characteristic and sensitive color reactions between sulfhydryl compounds and thymonucleic acid. Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. &; Med., 55, 217-8. 1944.

Wilmer, Harry A. Failure to demonstrate alkaline phosphatase activity in inclusion bodies by the bistochemical technic. Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. &; Med., 55,206-7. 1944.     

An Approach to Ecology Teaching at University Level

The Virus. A History of the Concept S. S. HUGHES 140 pp., illustrated. London: Heinemann Educational (New York: Science History Publications), 1977. £3.90. Reviewed by H. V. WYATT

Ecology and Archaeology Studies to Biology, No. 77 G. W. DIMBLEBY 55 pp., illustrated. London: Edward Arnold, 1977. £3.00 boards, £1.50 paper. Reviewed by CHARLES BRADY

Colonization of Industrial Wasteland Studies in Biology, No. 80 R. P. GEMMELL 75 pp., illustrated. London: Edward Arnold, 1977. £3.20 boards, £1.60. paper. Reviewed by JOHN M. AYERST

Energy and the Living Cell. An Introduction to Bioenergetics W. M. BECKER 346 pp., illustrated. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott (Oxford: Blackwell Scientific), 1977. £6.40. Reviewed by J. PREBBLE

Microbial and Molecular Genetics Second edition J. R. FINCHAM 150 pp. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1976. £3.95 boards, £2.25 paper. Reviewed by J. H. CROFT

Genetics M. W. ROBERTS 90 pp., illustrated. Plymouth: Macdonald and Evans, 1977. £1.25. Reviewed by CECILY A. GALE

The Differentiation of Cells N. MACLEAN 216 pp., illustrated. London: Edward Arnold, 1977. £12.00 boards, £5.95 paper. Reviewed by K. R. TYLER

Mechanics of the Mind C. BLAKEMORE 208 pp., illustrated. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1977. £10.50 boards, £3.95 paper.Reviewed by O. LOWENSTEIN

The Pursuit of Nature. Informal Essays on the History of Physiology A. L. HODGKIN, A. F. HUXLEY, et al. 180 pp. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1977. £7.50. Reviewed by DIANA E. MANUEL

Signs of Life I. RIDPATH 190 pp., illustrated. Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin, 1977. £1.25. Reviewed by O. LOWENSTEIN     

Creative Photography

Mola Art K. S. Kapp Publications List Price $3.50. Reviewed by Captain K. S. Kapp.

Christmas With a Country Flavor Doubleday and Company List Price $7.95.

Games You Can Build Yourself Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. List Price $5.95. Reviewed by Katharina Zechlin.

Rock and Stone Craft Crown Publishers $4.95 cloth, $2.95 paper. Reviewed by Elyse Sommer.

“Let's See It Again” Pflaum Publishing List Price $2.95. Reviewed by J. A. Kislia.

The Art and Craft of Greeting Cards Van Nostrand Reinhold Co. List Price $8.95. Reviewed by Susan Evarts.     

8-mm Cassette Films in the Teaching of Biology

Textbook of Theoretical Botany Volume 4 R. C. McLEAN and W. R. IVIMEY-COOK 595 pp, illustrated. London: Longman, 1973. £12-00. Reviewed by Eric Caulton

Introduction to Human and Social Biology DON MACKEAN and BRIAN JONES 282 pp, illustrated. London: John Murray, 1975. £2.15. Reviewed by Charles Brady

The Educational Use of Living Organisms: A Source Book P. J. KELLY and J. D. WRAY 195 pp, illustrated. London: English Universities Press, for the Schools Council, 1975. £3.50. Reviewed by Tessa Davey

Handbook on the Laboratory Mouse CHARLES G. CRISPENS 267 pp. Springfield, fll.: Charles C. Thomas, 1975. $9.75. Reviewed by D. Lovell

Photosynthesis M. A. TRIBE, M. R. ERAUT and R. K. SNOOK 77 pp, illustrated. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1975. £500. Reviewed by J. I. Williams

Bone and Biomineralization Studies in Biology No. 53 K. SIMKISS 59 pp. London: Edward Arnold, 1975. £2.30 boards, £1.15 paper. Reviewed by Colin Stoneman

Chromosome Hierarchy: An Introduction to the Biology of the Chromosome BERNARD JOHN and KENNETH R. LEWIS 171 pp, illustrated. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1975. £7.00 boards, £3.50 paper. Reviewed by R. A. E. Tilney-Bassett

Animal Behaviour: An Evolutionary Approach JOHN ALCOCK 547 pp, illustrated. Sunderland, Massachusetts: Sinauer Associates, 1975. £6.60. Reviewed by S. M. Evans

Animal Behaviour Readings from Scientific American, edited by THOMAS EISNER and EDWARD O. WILSON 339 pp, illustrated. San Francisco: W. H. Freeman &; Co., 1975. £7.15 boards, £3.95 paper. Reviewed by S. M. Evans

Biological Anthropology Readings from Scientific American, edited by SOLOMON H. KATZ 494 pp, illustrated. San Francisco and Reading: W. H. Freeman &; Co., 1975. £8.30 boards, £3.50 paper. Reviewed by Paul Rogers

Investigations in Behaviour and Elementary Neurobiology F. M. SPEED and J. J. B. SMITH 184 pp, illustrated. London: Macmillan Education, 1975. £2.20. Reviewed by John A. Barker

Fisheries, Resources of the Sea and their Management DAVID CUSHING 87 pp. London: Oxford University Press, 1975. £3.50. Reviewed by W. H. Dowdeswell

The Food and Health of Western Man JAMES L. MOUNT 270 pp. London: Charles Knight &; Co., 1975. £5.50. Reviewed by Erica F. Wheeler

The Oxford Book of Trees Text by A. R. CLAPHAM Illustrated by BARBARA E. NICHOLSON 216 pp. London: Oxford University Press, 1975. £4.95. Reviewed by Vicky W. Smith

Oxford Biology Readers London: Oxford University Press 44 Differentiation in Higher Plants, D. H. Northcote. 1974. 60p. 49 Spore Liberation in Cryptogams, C. T. Ingold. 1974. 30p. 52 Insect Flight, J. W. S. Pringle. 1975. 30p. 57 Disease in Higher Plants, R. K. S. Wood. 1974. 60p. 77 The Golgi Apparatus, G. M. W. Cook. 1975. 30p. 78 The Productivity of the Sea, D. H. Cushing. 1975. 30p. 81 The Plasma Membrane, JA. Lucy. 1975. 30p. These booklets form useful additions to the popular Oxford Biology series. Reviewed by David Tomley

Environmental Education Activities Manual WILLIAM B. STAPP and DOROTHY A. COX 6 books, Michigan: Stapp and Cox, 1974. $10 the set. Reviewed by David R. George

Soils and other Growth Media A. W. FLEGMANN and R. A. T. GEORGE 170 pp. London: Macmillan, 1975. £2.50. Reviewed by M. J. Bazin

Lectures on the Phenomena of Life Common to Animals and Plants CLAUDE BERNARD 288 pp, illustrated. Springfield, 111.: Charles C. Thomas, 1974. $12.95. Reviewed by Diana Manuel     

Review of Practical Manuals of Value to School Teachers using Micro-organisms

Data Processing in Biology and Geology Systematics Association Special vol. no. 3 Edited by J. L. CUTBILL Pp. xv+346 London: Academic Press. 1971. £5.00 Reviewed by J. B. Jepson

Social Behaviour in Birds and Mammals Edited by J. H. CROOK Pp. 492+xi. Figs+plates New York and London: Academic Press. 1970. £7.00 Reviewed by S. M. Evans

Physical Science for Biologists J. A. EDGINGTON and H. J. SHERMAN Pp. xi +225 London: Hutchinson University Library. 1971. £0.80 Reviewed by O. Lowenstein

Nature in your Town R. W. WILSON Wallchart/Teacher's edition booklet/Pupil's Edn £0.90 Teacher's edition booklet (which incorporates pupil's Edn) £0.25 Pupil's edition booklet £0.15 Reviewed by E. M. Nanson

Micro-organisms: Function, Form and Environment Edited by L. E. HAWKER and A. H. LINTON Pp. xxii+727+201 figs. London: Edward Arnold Ltd. 1971. £6.00 Reviewed by B. W. Bainbridge

The Life History and Genetics of Coprinus lagapus G. E. ANDERSON Pp. 62 Weston-super-Mare: Harris Biological Supplies. 1971. £1.50 Reviewed by John A. Barker     

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Raymond J. Shamberger: Biochemistry of Selenium. Plenum Press New York und London 1983. 334 S., 12 Tab., 6 Abb., 1103 Lit., 239,90 M Reviewed by A. Hennig.

O. Siegmann: Kompendium der Geflügelkrankheiten. Verlag M. u. S. Schaper Hannover (4. Aufl.) 1983. 219., 33 Abb., 66 Tab., Preis 38.—M Reviewed by D. Ebner.     

The evolutionary problem of genetic disease

Overpopulation and Family Planning: Report of the Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Planned Parenthood, October 24–29, 1955. Tokyo, Japan. Editor, Dr. L. N. Jackson. English and Japanese editions published by the International Planned Parenthood Federation, 69 Eccleston Square, London, S. W. I., England. Price: Sterling £1.1s.; Indian Rs. 7/‐; U.S. $3.00.

The Hazards to Man of Nuclear and Allied Radiations: Medical Research Council, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1956, 128 pp., price 5s. 6d.

Mental Disorders in Later Life (Second Edition) : Oscar J. Kaplan (ed.), Stanford University Press, Stanford, California, 1956, 508 pp., $7.50.

Zwillingstuberkulose III —Nachuntersuchung nach 20 Jahren an der Serie tuberkuloser Zwillinge: Helmut Mitsch‐rich, Gustav Fischer Verlag, Stuttgart, 1956, 78 pp.

Land of the Moon‐Children—The Primitive San Blas Culture in Flux: Clyde E. Keeler (Georgia State College for Women, Milledgeville, Ga.) University of Georgia Press, 1956, 207 pp., $4.50.

Warbasse History—A Study in the Sociology of Heredity: James Peter Warbasse, Kendall Press, Falmouth, Mass., 1954, 226 pp. $8.00.     

An Approach to the Development of Field Studies in Urban Areas

Integrated Science—The Wreake Valley Project D. TINBERGEN and P. THORBURN (Eds) Book 1, 120 pp., illustrated. £1.50. Book 2, 104 pp., illustrated. £1.75. Book 3, 136 pp., illustrated. £2.25. London: Edward Arnold, 1976. Reviewed by John May

Stirling Educational Monographs No. 1. Attitude Goals in Secondary School Science S. BROWN 77 pp. University of Stirling. 1976. £1.75. Reviewed by Clive Carré and Henry Crowther

No. 2. Innovations in Integrated Science in Scottish Secondary Schools S. BROWN, D. McINTYRE, E. DREVER and J. KERI DAVIES 89 pp. University of Stirling, 1976. £1.00. Reviewed by Tessa Carrick

Outline Studies in Biology 64 pp. each, illustrated. London: Chapman and Hall, 1976. £1.30 each. Biological Energy Conservation C. W. JONES Control of Enzyme Activity P. COHEN Metabolic Regulation R. M. DENTON and C. I. POGSON Reviewed by John H. Duffus

Population Genetics L. M. COOK Reviewed by T. J. Crawford

Cytogenetics of Man and other Animals A. McDERMOTT Reviewed by J. A. Beardmore

RNA Biosynthesis R. H. BURDON Protein Biosynthesis A. E. SMITH Reviewed by C. M. Bray

Basic Biology Course Books 3, 5, 8, and 9 London: Cambridge University Press, 1976.

Book 3 Dynamic Aspects of Cells M. A. TRIBE, I. TALLAN, M. R. ERAUT and R. K. SNOOK 119 pp., illustrated. £6.20 boards, £2.90 paper.

Book 5 Cell Membranes M. A. TRIBE, M. R. ERAUT and R. K. SNOOK 79 pp., illustrated. £5.00 boards, £2.50 paper. Super 8 mm film loop (Phagocytosis) £8.00.

Book 8 Metabolism and Mitochondria M. A. TRIBE, M. R. ERAUT and R. K. SNOOK 142 pp., illustrated. £8.00 boards, £3.50 paper. Filmstrip £3.50; cassette £3.80.

Book 9 Protein Synthesis M. A. TRIBE, I. TALLAN, M. R. ERAUT and R. K. SNOOK 103 pp., illustrated. £6.00 boards, £2.75 paper. Reviewed by Colin Stoneman

Population Cytogenetics Studies in Biology, No. 70 B.JOHN 76 pp., illustrated. London: Edward Arnold, 1976. £3.00 boards, £1.50 paper. Reviewed by J. A. Beardmore

Biology Colour Units Helpful and Harmful Organisms M. Sanderson Urban Ecology D. Gilman Co-ordination C. Morgan Movement D. Gray Each 24 pp, illustrated. London: Macdonald Educational, 1977. 75p each. Reviewed by John May

The Natural World : The Mitchell Beazley Joy of Knowledge Library J. MITCHELL (Ed.) 272 pp., illustrated. London: Mitchell Beazley, 1977. £12.50. Reviewed by P. J. Kelly

Human and Social Biology G. USHER 256 pp., illustrated. Plymouth, Devon: Macdonald and Evans, 1977. £1.95. Reviewed by A. Cornwell

Safeguards in the School Laboratory 28 pp., Hatfield, Herts: Association for Science Education, 1976. 35p. Reviewed by Tessa Carrick

A First Science Dictionary D. J. LUCAS, H. I. JAMES, and O. J. SIMPSON 208 pp. London: Edward Arnold, 1976. £1.95. Reviewed by John Feltwell

Introduction to Genetics Third Edition D. G. MACKEAN 42 pp., illustrated. London: John Murray, 1977. £1.40. Reviewed by Tessa Carrick

The Wash water storage feasibility study: a report on the ecological studies 36 pp., illustrated. London: Natural Environment Research Council. Publication series C No. 15, 1976. Free. Reviewed by John A. Barker

Higher Education Film Library Catalogue BRITISH UNIVERSITIES FILM COUNCIL London: BUFC, 1977. £1.00. Reviewed by John A. Barker

Biology: Principles and Issues WILLIAM C. SCHEFLER 370pp., illustrated. London: Addison-Wesley, 1976. £9.10. Reviewed by H. W. Grenville

Guide to Living Mammals J. E. WEBB, J. A. WALLWORK, and J. H. ELGOOD 152 pp., illustrated. London: Macmillan, 1977. £2.95. Reviewed by H. V. Wyatt

Applied Medical Microbiology J. G. COLLEE 121 pp., illustrated. Oxford: Blackwell Scientific, 1976. £2.80. Reviewed by G. E. Mathison

General Microbiology Fourth edition R. Y. STANIER, E. A. ADELBERG and J. L. INGRAHAM 871pp., illustrated. London: Macmillan, 1977. £15.00 boards, £7.95 paper. Reviewed by C. G. Gayford

Fundamentals of Mycology Second edition J. H. BURNETT 673 pp., illustrated. London: Edward Arnold, 1976. £27.50. Reviewed by B. W. Bainbridge

Metals and Metabolism D. A. PHIPPS 134 pp., London: Oxford University Press (Clarendon), 1976. £5.00 boards, £2.50 paper. Reviewed by C. M. Bray

Biochemical Systems Analysis M. A. SAVAGEAU 379 pp., illustrated. London: Addison-Wesley, 1976. £21.20 boards, £13.20 paper. Reviewed by J. H. Parish

The Biochemistry of the Tissues Second edition P. BANKS, W. BARTLEY, and L. M. BIRT 493 pp. Chichester, Sussex: John Wiley, 1976. £14.50 boards, £6.25 paper. Reviewed by John Feltwell

Genetics and Adaptation Studies in Biology, No. 69 E. B. FORD 58 pp., illustrated. London: Edward Arnold, 1976. £2.60 boards, £1.30 paper. Reviewed by R. A. E. Tilney-Bassett

The Comparative Endocrinology of the Invertebrates Second edition K. C. HIGHNAM and L. HILL 357 pp., illustrated. London: Edward Arnold, 1977. £16.00 boards, £8.50 paper. Reviewed by K. Simkiss

Muscles and Movement K. M. BACKHOUSE 48 pp., illustrated. London: Hart Davis, 1976. £1.75. Reviewed by Jackie Hardie

Herbicides: Physiology, Biochemistry, Ecology, Vol. 2 Second edition L. J. AUDUS (Ed.) 564 pp., illustrated. London: Academic Press, 1976. £17.50. Reviewed by Donald S. H. Drennan

Introduction to Ecology R. DAJOZ Translated by A. SOUTH 416 pp., Sevenoaks, Kent : Hodder and Stoughton, 1977. £7.50 boards, £4.45 paper. Reviewed by D. M. Keith-Lucas

Human Sex and Sexuality E. B. STEEN and J. H. PRICE 338 pp., illustrated. Chichester, Sussex: John Wiley, 1977. £7.00. Reviewed by Donald Reid

Rabies : The Facts C. KAPLAN (Ed.) 116 pp., illustrated. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1977. £1.95 (Also published in paperback by Corgi Books, London. 75p.) Reviewed by W. C. Noble

Introduction to Environmental Remote Sensing E. C. BARRETT and L. F. CURTIS 336 pp., illustrated. London: Chapman and Hall, 1976. £11.00 boards, £5.95 paper. Reviewed by Monical M. Cole

Light and Life L. O. BJÖRN 249 pp., illustrated. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1976. £3.45 boards, £1.75 paper. Reviewed by John Feltwell