IN MEMORY OF THE FAMOUS AND EMINENTLY CHINESE BOTANIST PR0FESS0R TSAI HSI-TA0

The Yunnan Tropical Botanical Institute and Kunming Institute of Botany, Academia Sinica, on March 9, 1981, lost their honourable botanist through 50 years, the senior Professor of Botany Vice-President of Kunming Branch of Academia Sinica, Emeritus President of the Botanical Society of China, Director of Yunnan Tropical Botanical Institute, Academia Sinica,Vice-Director of Kunming Instiute of Botany, Academia Sinica and Vice chief editor of Acta Botanica Yunnanica etc.     

A tropical rain forest feast

An Introduction to Tropical Rain Forests (2nd edn) by T.C. Whitmore Oxford Science Publications, 1998. ￡45 hbk, ￡19.50 pbk (224 pages) ISBN 0 19 850148 X/0 19 850147 1 Tropical Rain Forest: A Wider Perspective edited by F.B. Goldsmith Chapman and Hall (Conservation Biology Series) 1998. ￡69.00 hbk (xix+416 pages) ISBN 0 412 81510 9 Vanishing Treasures of the Philippine Rain Forest by L.R. Heaney and J.C. Rigalado Jr University of Chicago Press, 1998. ￡19.25/$24.00 pbk (96 pages) ISBN 0 91486819 5.     

云南的金鹬虻属五新种（双翅目：鹬虻科）

本文报道了在云南发现的金鹬虻属五新种,并与已发表种作了必要的比较。     

Book review

ALLEN M. YOUNG (1982): Population Biology of Tropical Insects. Plenum Press, New York and London. 511 pp., many black and white photographs, tables and figures, cloth, $ 57.50

Andreas Suchantke (1981): Der Kontinent der Kolibris. Landschaften und Lebensformen in den Tropen Südamerikas. [The Continent of the Hummingbirds ‐ Landscapes and Life Forms in the South American Tropics].

Verlag Freies Geistesleben, Stuttgart. 420 pp., 265 drawings, 32 colour plates, hardbound, DM 88.00

ACKERY, P. R. & R. I. VANE‐WRIGHT (1984): Milkweed butterflies ‐ their cladistics and biology. British Museum (Natural History) Publications, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, England. 425 pp. 74 plates (13 in colour) and 262 figures together with additional figs. and tables in the text. Size 22.5 x 28.5 cm, cloth. Price 50.00.     

Book Reviews

May, R.M. (Ed.) (1981) Theoretical Ecology: Principles and Applications.
Mason, C.F. (1981) Biology of Freshwater Pollution.
Ilmavirta, V., Jones, R.I. & Persson, P.-E. (1982) Lakes and Water Management.
Ball, I.R. & Reynoldson, T.B. (1981) British Planarians. Platyhelminthes: Tricladida.     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
The Demography of Tropical Africa. William Brass, Ansley J. Coale, Paul Demeny, Don F. Heisel, Frank Lorimer, Anatole Romaniuk, and Etienne Van De Walle.
The Population of Tropical Africa. John C. Caldwell and Chukuka Okonjo, eds.     

Besprechungen/Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Chiarelli , A. B., und R. S. Corruccini, eds. (1981): Primate evolutionary biology (Evolutionsbiologie der Primaten). Herbinet , E., and M. C. Busnel, eds. (1981): L'aube des sens (The dawn of senses/Erwachen der Sinne). Barlow , H. B., und J. D. Mollon, eds. (1982): The senses (Die Sinne). Steiner , J. E., und J. R. Ganchrow, eds. (1982): Determination of behaviour by chemical stimuli (Steuerung von Verhalten durch chemische Reize). Stein , J. F. (1982): An introduction to neurophysiology (Einführung in die Neurophysiologie). Obrist , P. A. (1981): Cardiovascular psychophysiology — A perspective (Kreislaufphysiologie und Verhalten). Fagen , R. (1981): Animal play behavior (Spielverhalten von Tieren).     

Besprechungen/Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Barnard , C. J., und H. Stephens (1981): Prey size selection by lapwings in lapwing/gull associations (Beutesuche bei Kiebitzen, die mit Möwen ver-gesellschaftet sind). Rivault , C. (1981): Rôle des facteurs sociaux sur l'expression de la rythmicité circadienne dans un groupe chez Periplaneta americana (Dictyopt.) Schöne , H., und J. Tengö (1981): Competition of males, courtship behaviour and chemical communication in the digger wasp Bembix rostrata (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae) (Wettstreit der Männchen, Balz und Duftsignale bei der Wegwespe B. Shillito Walser , E., E. Walters und P. Hague (1981): A statistical analysis of the structure of bleats from sheep of four different breeds (Unterschiede in der Klangstruktur des Blökens von vier Schafrassen: Statistische Analyse). Dücker , G., M. Horter und A. Brinkmann (1981): Untersuchungen über die Dauer kontinuierlichen Eintrageverhaltens bei Mäusen (Perseverance of retrieval behaviour in mice). De Boer , B. A. (1981): Influence of population density on the territorial, courting and spawning behaviour of male Chromis cyanea (Pomacentridae) (Einfluß der Populationsdichte auf Revier-, Balz- und Laichverhalten des Pomacentriden Ch. c.). Reinhardt , V., und A. Reinhardt (1981): Cohesive relationships in a cattle herd (Bos indicus) (Persönliche Bindungen innerhalb einer Rinderherde). Searcy , W. A., P. D. McArthur , S. S. Peters und P. Marler (1981): Response of male song and swamp sparrows to neighbour, stranger, and self songs (Antworten von Sing- und Sumpfammermännchen auf nachbarlichen, fremden und eigenen Gesang). de Waal , F. B. M., und J. A. R. A. M. van Hooff (1981): Side-directed communication and agonistic interactions in chimpanzees (An Dritte gerichtetes Verhalten in Auseinandersetzungen zwischen Schimpansen). Payne , R. B., W. L. Thompson , K. L. Fiala und L. L. Sweany (1981): Local song traditions in indigo buntings: Cultural transmission of behavior patterns across generations (Gesangstraditionen bei Indigofinken). Tasker , C. R., und J. A. Mills (1981): A functional analysis of courtship feeding in the red-billed gull, Larus novaehollandiae scopulinus (Funktions-analyse des Balzfütterns bei Weißkopf-Lachmöwen). Burger , J., und M. Gochfeld (1981): Age-related differences in piracy behaviour of four species of gulls, Larus (Altersabhängigkeit räuberischen Verhaltens bei vier Möwenarten). Conover , M. R., und D. E. Miller (1981): Elicitation of vocalizations and pecking in ring-billed gull chicks (Auslösung von Rufen und Picken bei Kücken der Kragenmöwe). Martens , J. (1981): Lautäußerungen der Baumläufer des Himalaya und zur akustischen Evolution der Gattung Certhia (Vocalizations of Tree Creepers in the Himalayas). Zusi , R. L., und D. Bridge (1981): On the slit pupil of the Black Skimmer (Rhynchops niger) (Über die schlitzförmige Pupille des Scherenschnabels). Nelson , B. (1978): The Gannet (Der Baßtölpel). King , A. S., und J. McLelland, eds. (1981): Form and function in birds, Vol. 2 (Funktionsmorphologie der Vögel, Bd. 2). Roy , M. Aaron, ed. (1980): Species identity and attachment. Fantino , E., and Ch. F. Logan (1979): The experimental analysis of behavior: A biological perspective (Experimentelle Verhaltensanalyse in biologischer Sicht).     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
S upplement T o I ndex B ergeyana (1981). Edited by N.E. Gibbons, K.B. Pattee & J.G. Holt.
L aboratory P rocedures I n C linical M icrobiology (1981). Edited by J.A. Washington.
D enitrification (1981). W.J. Payne.
B acterial P lasmids (A spects of M icrobiology N o . 4) (1981). K. Hardy.
E nvironmental M icrobiology (1981). W.D. Grant & P.E. Long.
H andbuch der B acteriellen I nfektionen bei T ieren . B and III (1981). Edited by H. Blobel & T. Schliesser.
B acterial T oxins and C ell M embranes (1978). Edited by N. Jeljaszewicz & T. Wadstrom.     

Reviews of publications

Book reviewed in this article:
Aspects of Tropical Mycology , Eds S. Isaac, J. C. Frankland, R. Watling & A. J. S. Whalley
The Tapetum. Cytology, Function, Biochemistry and Evolution , M. Hesse, E. Pacini and M. Willemse (eds.). Plant Systematics and Evolution, Supplementum 7
Tropical Alpine Environments. Plant Form and Function . eds P. W. Rundel, A. P. Smith and F. C. Meinzer
A Ravision of Tabernaemontana (part two). The New World Species . A. J. M. Leeuwenberg     

Book reviews

Book reviews in this article: Tropical Rain Forest Trees. An Interactive Identification System B. Hyland and T. Whiffen. Primary Succession on Land Edited by J. Miles and D. W. H. Walton. Ecophysiology of Fungi R. C. Cooke and J. M. Whipps. Bosques Templados de Chile y Argentina: Variacion, Estructura y Dinumica (Temperate Forests of Chile and Argentina: Variation, Structure and Dynamics) C. Donoso.     

Book reviews

CHADWICK, A. C. & S. L. SUTTON eds. (1984): Tropical Rain‐Forest ‐ The Leeds Symposium. Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society Ltd. Central Museum, Calverley Street, Leeds LS1 3AA, U.K. 335 pp. with many figures and tables, cloth. Price 34.50 £ (+ 9.00 £ for overseas air mail shipping).

DIAMOND, A. W. & LOVEJOY eds. (1985): Conservation of Tropical Forest Birds ICBP Techn. Publ. No. 4 International Council for Bird Preservation, Cambridge, England. 318 pp, many figures and tables, paperback. Price £ 18.50.     

Book reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Methods in Plant Ecology Edited by S. B. Chapman Tropical rainforests of the Far East Whitmore, T.C.     

Book reviews

Book Reviewed in this article: Human Ecology, Human Economy: Ideas for an Ecologically Sustainable Future Edited by M. Diesendorf and C. Hamilton, Allen & Unwin Physiological Ecology of Tropical Plants Ulrich Lüttge     

BOOK REVIEW SECTION

Book reviews in this article:
Dillon, Lawrence S. 1981. Ultrastructure, Macromolecules and Evolution
Schwemmler, Werner & Schenk, Hainfried E. A. , eds. 1980. Endocytobiology: Endosymbiosis and Cell Biology, a Synthesis of Recent Research
Krylov, M. V. & Starobogatov, Y. I. , eds. 1980. Principles of the Construction of the Macrosystem of the Unicellular Animals
Palmer, W. J. , ed. 1981. Rapid & Automated Methods in Microbiology & Immunology: A Bibliography, 1976–1980
de Harven, E. & Nemanic, M. K. , organizers. 1981. Cell Surface Labeling
Inoki, Shozo , ed. 1981. Atlas of Protozoa
Czapik, Anna 1980. Pdostawy Protozoologii . [ Introduction to Protozoology .]
Levine, Norman D. & Ivens, Virginia 1981. The Coccidian Parasites ( Protozoa, Apicomplexa ) of Carnivores
Page, Frederick C. 1981. The Culture and Use of Free-Living Protozoa in Teaching     

Tropical Deforestation: The Human Dimension

Tropical Deforestation: The Human Dimension. Leslie E. Sponsel. Thomas N. Headland, and Robert C. Bailey, eds. New York: Columbia University Press,1996. 365 pp.     

楝科（Meliaceae）的地理分布

楝科为泛热带分布科,全世界有５１属,约５５０—６００种,分布于旧世界热带地区有４６属,热带美洲有８属．热带亚洲和热带非洲为楝科两大现代分布中心．中国楝科共１５属,６１种,占世界属总数的２９％,种总数的１０％。中国楝科的分布是在全球楝科分布区的边缘,主要分布于中国西南部及南部诸省,种类由西南向东南递减。中国楝科属的分布区类型可归为５类：１．热带亚洲、非洲和中南美洲间断分布（１属）;２．旧世界热带分布（３属）;３,热带亚洲至热带大洋洲分布（２属）;４．热带亚洲至热带非洲分布（１属）;５．热带亚洲分布（８属）。中国楝科种的分布区类型仅有２类：１．热带亚洲分布（３１种）;２．中国特有分布（３０种）。楝科植物的起源推断在早白垩纪。中国楝科植物由印度—马来西亚成分及特有成分组成。热带亚洲的楝科植物主要是通过中南半岛和中国云南。广西和海南等地发生联系,而菲律宾和台湾之间可有直接的联系。     

Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
Plant Molecular Biology. Molecular Genetic Analysis of Plant Development and Metabolism. Ed. by G loria C oruzzi & P ere P uigdomégnech
Vacuum Methods in Electron Microscopy. By W. C. B igelow . Practical Methods in Electron Microscopy. Vol 15. Series Editor: Audrey M. G lauert .
The Fungi. By M ichael J. C arlile & S arah C. W atkinson .
Aspects of Tropical Mycology. Symposium of the British Mycological Society held at the University of Liverpool, April 1992. Edited by S. I saac , J. C. F rankland , R. W atling & A. J. S. W halley .
Belalong, A Tropical Rainforest. By T he E arl O f C ranbrook & D avid S. E dwards .
Ecology and Management of Invasive Riverside Plants. Ed. by L. C. D e W aal , L. E. C hild , P. M. W ade & J. H. B rock     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article: Rundel, P.W., Smith, A.P. & Meinzer, F.C. (eds.) 1994. Tropical Alpine Environments. Plant form and function. xi + 376 pp. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. ISBN 0–521–42089-X. Price: GBP 65.-.