Book Reviews

Laybourn-Parry, J. (1984) A Functional Biology of Free-living Protozoa.
Zaret, T.M. (ed.) (1984) Evolutionary Ecology of Neotropical Freshwater Fishes: Developments in Environmental Biology of Fishes.
Por, F.D. & Dor, I. (eds.) (1984) Hydrobiology of the Mangal. The ecosystem of the mangrove forests.
Trewavas, E. (1983) Tilapiine Fishes of the Genera Sarotherodon, Oreochromis and Dankilia.
Downing, J.A. & Rigler, F.H. (eds.) (1984) A Manual on Methods for the Assessment of Secondary Productivity in Fresh Waters
Pequeux, A., Gilles, R. & Bolis, L. (1984) Osmoregulation in Estuarine and Marine Animals.
Dumont, H.J., el Mogrhaby, A.I. & Desougi, L.A. (eds.) (1948) Limnology and Marine Biology in the Sudan.
Hakumat, R. & Marker, A.F.H. (eds.) (1982) The Measurement of Photosynthetic Pigments in Freshwaters and Standardization of Methods.
Templeton, R.G. (ed.) (1984) Freshwater Fisheries Management.
Resh, V.H. & Rosenberg, D.M. (Eds) (1984) The Ecology of Aquatic Insects.
Heip, C. (ed.) (1984) Biology of Meiofauna.     

Book Reviews

Dumont, H.J., Tundisi, J.G. & Roche, K. (eds) (1990) Intrazooplankton Predation—Developments in Hydrobiology 60 .
Bnrescu, P. (1990) Zoogeography of Fresh Waters .
Wallace, I.D., Wallace, B. & Philipson, G.N. (1990) A Key to the Case-Bearing Caddis Larvae of Britain and Ireland .
Humpesch, U.H. & Elliott, J.M. (eds) (1990) Methods of Biological Sampling in a Large Deep River—The Danube in Austria .     

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     

New Books

Book reviewed in this article: Rosenblatt, J. S. & Snowdon , C. T. (eds.) 1996: Parental Care: Evolution, Mechanisms, and Adaptive Significance. Lehner , P. N. 1996: Handbook of Ethological Methods, 2nd Ed. Denoël , M. 1996: Etude comparée du comportement de cour de deux sousespèces du triton alpestre (A Comparative Study of Courtship Behaviour of Triturus alpestris alpestris Goldschmidt , T. 1996: Darwin's Dreampond. Drama in Lake Victoria. König, B. & Linsenmair , K. (eds.) 1996: Biologische Vielfalt (Beiträge aus Spektrum der Wissenschaft). Bruce V., Green P.G. & Georgeson M.A., 1996: Visual Perception. Physiology, Psychology, and Ecology. Roth, G. & Prinz , W. (eds.) 1996: Kopf-Arbeit. Ricklefs, R. E. & Finch , C. E. 1996: Altern: Evolutionsbiologie und medizinische Forschung. Hausser , J. (ed.) 1995: Säugetiere der Schweiz/Mammifères de la Suisse/Mammiferi della Svizzera — Verbreitung, Biologie, Ökologie/Répartition, Biologie, Ecologie/Distribuzione, Biologia, Ecologia. Birkhäuser Verlag, Basel, Boston, Berlin.     

Review

Book reviewed in this article:
Oyen, L. P. A. & Lemmens, R. H. M. J. (eds). 2002. Plant resources of tropical Africa—Precursor.
Oyen, L. P. A. & Lemmens, R. H. M J. (eds). 2002. Ressources végétales de rAfrique tropicale—Précurseur.
Bosch, C. H., Siemonsma, J. S., Lemmens, R. H. M. J. & Oyen L. P. A. (eds). 2002. Plant resources of tropical Africa/Ressources végétales de l'Afrique tropicale.     

RECENT ORNITHOLOGICAL PUBLICATIONS

BENTON, T.G & SPENCER, T. 1995. The Pitcairn Islands. Biogeography, ecology and prehistory.
CHEKE, R.A. & WALSH, J.F. 1996. The Birds of Togo. BOU Checklist
DAAN, P., NORMAN. I. & Rimx, P. (eds). 1995. The Penguins: Ecology and management.
DEWAK, S.M. & SHAWYER. C.R. 1996. Boxes. Baskets and Platforms: Artificial nest sites for owls and other birds of prey.
DINGLE. H. 1996. Migration: The biology of life on the move.
FEBUCCIA, A. 1996. The Origin and Evolution of Birds.
HOLMES, D.A. L PHILLIPPS, K. 1996. The Birds of Sulawesi.
JOHNSGARD. P.A. & CARBONELL, M. 1996. Ruddy Ducks and Other Stifftails: Their behavior and biology.
LANNER. R.M. 1966. Made for Each Other: A symbiosis of birds and pines.
Meyburg. B.-U. & CHANCELLOR, R.D. (eds) 1996. Eagle Studies.
PINOWSKI, J., KAVANAGH, B.P. & PINOWSKA, B. (eds). 1995. Nestling Mortality of Granivorous Birds due to Microrganisms and Toxic Substances: Synthesis.
POOLE, A.F & GILL, EB. (eds). 1995. The Birds of North America: Life histories for the 21st century. Nos 161–200. Washington, D.C.: The American Ornithologists' Union and The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.
PORTER, R.F., CHRISTENSEN, S. & SCHIERMACKER-HANSEN. P. 1996. Field Guide to the Birds of the Middle East.
SCHELHAS, J. & GREENBERG, R. (eds). 1996. Forest Patches in Tropical Landscapes.
SHURTLEFF, L.L. & SAVAGE, C. 1996. The Wood Duck and the Mandarin: The northern wood ducks.
SKUTCH, A.F. 1996. The Minds of Birds.
TULLY, T.N., JR. & SHANE. S.M. (eds). 1996. Ratite Management, Medicine and Surgery.     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this issue. Pearcy, R. W., Ehleringer, J., Mooney, H. A. & Rundel P. W. (eds.) 1989. Plant Physiological Ecology. Field Methods and Instrumentation . 457 pp. Chapman and Hall, London and New York. ISBN 0–412–23230–8. Price: USD 110.-.     

Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Keller , H., K. Schneider & B. Henderson (eds) 1994: Curiosity and exploration. Sherman , P. W. & Alcock, J. (eds) 1993: Exploring animal behaviour. Carroll , R. L. 1993: Paläontologie und Evolution der Wirbeltiere.     

Books

Book reviewed in this article:
BEAMAN, M. 1994. Palearctic Birds: A checklist of the birds of Europe, North Africa and Asia north of the foothills of the Himalayas
COOKE, F., ROCKWELL, R. F. & LANK, D. B. 1995. The Snow Geese of La Perouse Bay: Natural selection in the wild
CRAMP. S. & PERRINS, C.M. (eds). 1994. Handbook of the Birds of Europe, the Middle East and North Africa: The birds of the western palearctic. Volume VIII: Crows to Finches
DAVIES, M.N.O. & GREEN. P.R.(eds). 1994. Perception and Motor Control in Birds: An ecological approach
DAZLEY, R. A. & TRODD, P. 1994. An Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Bedfordshire 1988–92
DEL HOYO. J., ELLIOTT. A. & SARGATAL, J. (eds). 1994. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: New World Vultures to Guineafowl
EVANS, M.I. 1994. Important Bird Areas in the Middle East
KEMP, A. 1995. The Hornbills
LEIBAK, E., LILLELEHT. V. & VEROMANN, H. (eds). 1994. Birds of Estonia.
LEVER, C. 1994. Naturalized Animals
NIGHTINGALE, T. & HILL. M. 1993. Birds of Bahrain
PAULSON, D. 1993. Shorebirds of the Pacific Northwest
POOLE, A.F. & GILL, F.B. (eds). 1994. The Birds of North America: Life histories for the 21st century. Nos 81–120
POONSWAD, P. & KEMP, A. (eds). 1993. Manual to the Conservation of Asian Hornbills
KEMP, A. 1995. The Hornbills
SILVA, T. 1993. A Monograph of Macaws and Conures
TUCKER, G.M. & HEATH, M.F. 1994. Birds in Europe: Their conservation status
WEINER, J. 1994. The Beak of the Finch—Evolution in real time
WILLIAMS, T.D. 1995. The Penguins: Spheniscidae
WINKLER, H. CHRISTIE, D.A. & NURNEY, D. 1995. Woodpeckers: A guide to the woodpeckers, piculets and wrynecks of the world     

Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Wiese , K., F. G. Gribakin , A. V. Popov & G. Renninger (eds) 1993: Sensory systems of arthropods. Advances in life sciences. Bubenik , G. A. & A. B. Bubenik, eds 1990: Horns, pronghorns, and antlers. Evolution, morphology, physiology, and social significance.     

Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Books: Eldredge, N., & St. M. Stanley, eds. (1984): Living fossils (Lebende Fossile). Duncker, H.-R., & G. Fleischer, eds. (1985): Functional morphology in vertebrates (Funktionelle Morphologie von Wirbeltieren). Rehkämper, G. (1986): Nervensysteme im Tierreich—Bau, Funktion und Entwicklung (Animal nervous systems—structure, function, development). Eckert, R. (1986): Tierphysiologie (Animal physiology, 2. edition. Freeman & Co., San Francisco, 1983). Bush, B. M. H., & F. Clarac (1985): Coordination of motor behaviour (Steuerung von Bewegungsweisen). Ottoson, D., ed. (1986): Progress in sensory physiology 6 (Fortschritte der Sinnesphysiologie Bd. 6). Kuhlmann, D., & H. Straub (1986): Einführung in die Endokrinologie. Wynne-Edwards, V. C. (1986): Evolution through group selection (Evolution durch Gruppenselektion). Luckett, W. P., & J.-L. Hartenberger, eds. (1985): Evolutionary relationships among rodents. Chivers, D. J., B. A. Wood, & A. Bilsborough, eds. Gray, J. P. (1985): Primate sociobiology (Soziobiologie der Primaten). Rawlins, R. C., & M. J. Kessler, eds. (1986): The Cayo Santiago macaques: history, behavior and biology (Die Makaken von Cayo Santiago: Geschichte, Biologie und Verhalten). Sade, D. S., B. D. Chepko-Sade, J. M. Schneider, S. S. Roberts, & J. T. Richtsmeier (1985): Basic demographic observations on free-ranging rhesus monkeys (Demographische Untersuchungen an freilebenden Rhesusaffen).     

Review

Book reviewed in this article:
Laasimer, L., Kuusk, V., Tabaka, L., & Lekavicius, L. (eds). A. Flora of the Baltic Countries, Compendium of Vascular Plants vol. I.
Kuusk, V., Tabaka, L., &Jankeviciene, R. (eds). Flora of the Baltic Countries, Compedium of Vascular Plants vol. II.     

New Books

Book reviewed in this article: Ito, M . (ed.), 1997: Brain and Mind. For better understanding of the dynamic function of mind and its supporting brain mechanisms. A collection of contributions based on lectures presented at the ninth TOYOTA Conference, Mikkabi, Shizuoka, Japan, Dec. 5–8, 1995. Thier, P. & Karnath, H.-O. , (eds), 1997: Parietal Lobe Contributions to Orientation in 3D Space. del Hoyo, K., Elliot, A. & Sargatal , J. (eds) 1996: Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 111. Hoatzin to Auks. Sambraus, H. H. & Steiger , A. (eds) 1997: Das Buch vom Tierschutz.     

Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Larsson, P. & Weider , L. J. (eds.) 1995: Cladocera as model organisms in biology. Poncin, P., Berrebi, J., Philippart, C. & Ruwet , J.-Cl. eds, 1993: Biologie des Barbus européens, africains et asiatiques. Birkhead , T. 1993: Great Auk Islands. A field biologist in the Arctic. Expert-Center for Taxonomic Identification (ETI) (ed.) 1994: Birds of Europe. Packer , C. 1994: Into Africa Norton, B. G., Hutchins, M., Stevens, E. F., Maple, T. L. & Wuichet , J. (eds.) 1995: Ethics on the ark.     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Ax, P., Ehlers, U. & Sopott-Ehlers, B. (eds). 1988. Free-living and symbiotic Plathelminthes, Fortsch. Zool./Prog. Zool. Westheide, W. & Hermans, C. O. (eds). 1988. The ultrastructure of Polychaeta.—Microfauna mar Verhandlungen der Deutschen zoologischen Gesellschaft 81. Jahresversammlung.     

Reviews

Book Reviewed in this article: Jablonka, E. & Lamb, M. J. 1995: Epigenetic inheritance and evolution: the Lamarckian dimension. Oxford University Press, Oxford. Wagner, W. L. & Funk, V. A. (eds.) 1995: Hawaiian biogeography: evolution on a hot spot archipelago. Bullock, T. H. 1993: How do brains work? Papers of a comparative neuro-physiologist. Series Contemporary Neuroscientists. Klump, G. M., Dooling, R. J., Fay, R. R. & Stebbins, W. C. (eds.) 1995: Methods in comparative psychoacoustics. Nöth, W., ed. 1994: Origins of semiosis: sign evolution in nature and culture. Mouton de Gruyter, Berlin, New York. von Cube, F. 1995: Gefährliche Sicherheit, Die Verhaltensbiologie des Risikos, 2. Aufl, S. Hirzel-Verlag, Stuttgart-Leipzig. Böhme, W., ed. 1993: Handbuch der Reptüien und Amphibien Europas Bd. 3/I: Schlangen (Serpentes) I. Aula Verlag, Wiesbaden.     

Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Eisner, N., & D. W. Richter, eds. (1992): Rhythmogenesis in neurons and networks (Rhythmogenese in Neuronen und Netzwerken). Thompson, R. F. (1990): Das Gehirn. Von den Nervenzellen zur Verhaltenssteuerung (The brain). Reichert, H. (1992): Introduction to neurobiology (Neurobiologie. Rowell, C. H. F. (1992): Locust neurobiology: a bibliography, 1871–1991 (Neurobiologie der Wanderheuschrecke: Eine Bibliographie). Green, B. G., J. R. Mason, & M. R. Kare, eds. (1990): Chemical senses; Vol. 2: Irritation (Chemische Sinne Bd. 2: Irritierende Reize). Webster, D. B., R. R. Fay & A. N. Popper, eds. (1992): The evolutionary biology of hearing (Evolutionsbiologie des Gehörs). Carpenter, G. A., & S. Grossberg, eds. (1992): Neural networks for vision and image processing (Neurale Netzwerke für Sehen und Bildwahrnehmung). Barlow, H., C. Blakemore, & M. Weston-Smith, eds. (1990): Images and understanding (Bilder und Verstehen). Mellor, D. H., ed. (1990): Ways of communicating (Formen der Verständigung). Dusenbery, D. B. (1992): Sensory ecology. How organisms acquire and respond to information (Sinnesökologie. Heinrich, B. (1993): Hot-blooded insects. Strategies and mechanisms of thermoregulation (Heißblütige Insekten. Strategien und Mechanismen der Thermoregulation). Krebs, J. R., & N. B. Davies, eds. (1991): Behavioural ecology; an evolutionary approach (Verhaltensökologie; ein evolutionärer Ansatz). Maynard Smith, J. (1992): Evolutionsgenetik (Evolutionary genetics. Oxford University Press, 1989. Stearns, S. C. (1992): The evolution of life histories (Evolution von Lebensabläufen). Gottlieb, G. (1992): Individual development and evolution. Archer, J. (1992): Ethology and human development (Ethologie und Entwicklungspsychologie). Sudhaus, W., & K. Rehfeld (1992): Einführung in die Phylogenetik und Systematik (Phylogenetics and systematics — an introductory textbook). Schmidt-Kittler, N., & K. Vogel, eds. (1991): Constructional morphology and evolution (Konstruktionsmorphologie und Evolution). Vogel, K. (1991): Konstruktionsmorphologie — Ein Schlüssel zum Verständnis der biologischen Evolution (Constructional morphology - a key to understanding biological evolution). Barth, F. G. (1992): “Technische” Perfektion in der belebten Natur (“Technical” perfection in living nature). del Hoyo, J., A. Elliott, & J. Sargatal, eds. (1992): Handbook of the birds of the world. Lebreton, J.-D., & Ph. M. North, eds. (1993): Marked individuals in the study of bird population (Individuelle Kennzeichnung von Vögeln für Populationsstudien). Bibby, C. J., N. D. Burgess, & D. A. Hill (1992): Bird census techniques (Methoden der Vogelzählung). The Observer 3.0, a software package for behavioural observations.     

New Books

Book reviewed in this article: Wrangham, R. W., McGrew, W. C., de Waal, F. B. M. & Heltne , P. G. (eds) 1996: Chimpanzee Cultures. Lewkowicz, D. J. & Lickliter , R. (eds) 1994: The Development of Intersensory Perception. Maffei, L. & Fiorentini , A. 1997: Das Bild im Kopf (Originaltitel: Arte e Cervello. Pearce , J.M. 1997: Animal Learning and Cognition. Gould, J. L., & Gould , C. G. 1997: Bewußtsein bei Tieren.     

BOOK REVIEW SECTION

Book reviewed in this article:
Martinez-Palomo, Adolfo 1982. The Biology of Entamoeba histolytica.
Ristic, M. & Kreier, J. P., eds. 1981. Babesiosis .
Krylov, M. V., ed. 1981. The Evolution and Phylogeny of the Unicellular Animals .
Petrushevskaya, M. G. 1981. [ Radiolaria of the Order Nasselaria of the World's Oceans .]
Amos, W. B. & Duckett, J. G., eds. 1982. Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Flagella .
Matthes, Dieter 1982. Sesshafte Wimpertiere: Peritricha, Suctoria, Chonotricha .
Kaestner, Alfred, ed. 1980. Lehrbuch der Speziellen Zoologie . Band I: Wirbellose Tiere.
Rosowski, James R. & Parker, Bruce C., eds. 1982. Selected Papers in Phycology II.
Raikov, Igor B. 1982. The Protozoan Nucleus: Morphology and Evolution .     

Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Schwerdtfeger , W. K., & W. J. A. J. Smeets, eds. (1988): The forebrain of reptiles. Barth , F. G. (1989): Vom Sinn der Sinne: Sinnesorgane zwischen Umwelt und Verhalten (Senses make sense: sensory organs mediate between environment and behaviour). Tautz, J. (1989): Medienbewegungen in der Sinneswelt der Arthropoden (Ecological and ethological aspects in sensory physiology: two case studies). Adelman , G., ed. (1988): Readings from the Encyclopedia of Neuroscience (Ausgewählte Beiträge aus der E. of N., Sinnessysteme: I Gesichtssinn, II andere Sinne). Spillmann , L., & J. S. Werner, eds. (1990): Visual perception: The neurophysio-logical foundations (Neurophysiologische Grundlagen der visuellen Wahrnenmung). Nachtigall , P. E., & P. W. Moore, eds. (1988): Animal sonar — processes and performance (Echoortung bei Tieren). Pollak , G. D., & J. H. Casseday (1989): The neural basis of echolocation in bats (Neurale Grundlagen der Echoortung von Fledermäusen). Rentschler , I., B. Herzberger , & D. Epstein, eds. (1988): Beauty and the brain. Biological aspects of aesthetics (Schönheit und das Gehirn. Weiskrantz , L., ed. (1988): Thought without language (Denken ohne Sprache).