RECENT ORNITHOLOGICAL PUBLICATIONS

Books: Andrews , I.J. 1995. The Birds of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Barrows , E.M. 1995. Animal Behavior Desk Reference Briffett , C. & Supari , Sutari bin Catchpole , C.K. & Slater , P.J.B. 1995. Bird Song: Biological themes and variations Clement , P. 1994. The Chiffchaff Collar , N.J., Crosby , M.I. & Stattersfield , A.J. 1994. Birds to Watch 2: The world list of threatened birds Flade , M. 1994. Die Brutvogelgemeinschaften Mittel- und Nord-deutschlands Gehlbach . F.R. 1994. The Eastern Screech Owl: Life history, ecology and behavior in the suburbs and countryside Gill , F.B. 1995. Ornithology. 2nd edition Holz , R. 1994. Bibliographie ornithologischer Artikel aus Zeit-schriften und Periodika der DDR Hora , J., Kanuch , P. et al. 1992. Important Bird Areas in Europe Czechoslovakia Howell , S.N.G. & Webb , S. 1995. A Guide to the Birds of Mexia and Northern Central America Jackson , C. 1994. Bird Painting: The eighteenth century Krattiger , A.F., Mc Neely , J.A., Lesser , W.H., Miller , K.R., ST. Hill , Y. & Senanayake , R. (eds) Love , J.A. 1994. Penguins Reilly , P. 1994. Penguins of the World Lutwack , L. 1994. Birds in Literature Miller , R.I., ed. 1994, Mapping the Diversity of Nature Nechaev , V.A. 1995. Game- and Protected Birds of Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands (in Russian) Nettleship , D.N., Burger , J. & Gochfeld , M. 1994. Seabirds on Islands: Threats, case studies and action plans Olsen , K.M. & Larsson , H. 1995. Terns of Europe and North America Ridley . M. 1995. Animal Behavior Searcy , W.A. & Yasukawa , K. 1995. Polygyny and Sexual Selection in Red-winged Blackbirds Small , A. 1994. California Birds: Their status and distribution Summers , R.W. & Mc Adam , J.H. 1993. The Upland Goose: A study of the interaction between geese, sheep and man in the Falkland Islands Sutherland , W.J. & Hill , D.A. (eds). 1995. Managing Habitats for Conservation Walters , M. 1994. Birds' Eggs Wheeler , B.K. & Clark , W.S. 1995. A Photographic Guide to North American Raptors Also Received: Cabot , D. 1995. Irish Birds Chandler , D. & Langman , M. 1995. Bird Habitats and Conservation Chebez , J.C. & Bertonatti , C.C. 1994. La Avifauna de la Isla de los Estados, Mas de Aflo Nuevo y Mar circundante Tierra de Fuego, Argentina Dawson , L. & Langman , M. 1995. Bird Behaviour Dekker , R.W.R.J., Mc Gowan , P.J.K. & WPA/Birdlife /Species Survival Commission Megapode Specialist Group Granlund , J., Mc Peck , G.A. & Adams , R.J. 1995. The Birds of Michigan Geligan , J., Smith , M., Rogers , D. & Contreras , A. (eds). 1994 Green , I. & Moorhouse , N. 1995. A Birdwatchers' Guide to Turkey Hayman , P., Arlott , N. & Tarboton , W. 1994. Birds of Southern Africa: The SASOL Plates Collection Hustings , F. & van Dijk , K. 1994. Bird Census in the Kizilirmak Delta, Turkey, in Spring 1992 Inskipp , C. & Inskipp , T. 1994. An Introduction to Birdwatching in Bhutan Jenkins , D. (ed.). 1995. Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on Grouse, 20–24 September 1993, Udine, Italy Kivit , H., Nijmeijer , H. & Ovaa , A. (eds). 1994. Wader and Waterfowl Migration in the Cukurova Deltas, South Turkey, Spring 1990 Kutac . E.A. & CARAN, C. 1994. Birds and Other Wildlife of South Central Texas: A handbook Monroe , B.L., JR. 1995. The Birds of Kentucky Noble , W.T. de (ed.). 1995. Birds of the Messolonghi Wetlands, Eastern Mediterranean Wader Project, Spring 1990 Olney , P.J.S., Ellis , P. & Fisken , F.A. (eds) Olsen , J. 1994. Some Time with Eagles and Falcons Palmer , M. 1994. A Birdwatching Guide to the Costa Blanca. Revised edition Piper , S.E. 1994. Mathematical Demography of the Cape Vulture Rogers , D.W. 1994. Site Guides: Costa Rica, a guide to the best birding locations. Pp. 90. McMinnville, Oregon: Cinclus Rogers , D.W. 1994. Site Guides: La Ruta Maya, a guide to the best birding locations of the Yucatan, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador Rogers , D.W. 1993. Site Guides: Venezuela, a guide to the best birding locations SKARPHÉØINSSON, K.H., PÉTURSSON. G. & HEMARSSON, J.Ó. 1994. Uatbreisla varpfugla à Suvesturlandi: Könnum 1987–1992 [Atlas of Breeding Birds in Southwestern Iceland: A survey 1987–19921 Speight , G. 1995. Finding Birds in Britain: A site guide Stone , C.J., et al. 1995. An Atlas of Seabird Distribution in Northwest European Waters Sueur , F. & Commecy , X. 1990. Guide des Oiseaux de la Baie de Somme Thomson , T. 1994. Birding in Ohio. 2nd edition Walters , M. 1995. The Pocket Guide to Birds of Britain and Europe Zink , G. & Bairletn , F. 1995. Der Zug europäischer Singvögel: Ein Atlas der Wiedefunde beringter Vögel     

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.     

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     

Books

Books reviewed in this article: Adar , M. (ed.). 1993. Bird Sounds (in Hebrew) Baumel , J.J., King , AS., Breazile , J.E., Evans , H.E. & Van den Berge Bergman , H.-H. 1993. Der Buchfink. Born , E.G. & Flores , D. 1993. The Mississippi Kite. Bhushan , B., Fry , G., Hibi , A., Mundkur , T., Prawiradilaga , D.M., Sonobe , K. & Usui , S. 1993. Clement , P., Harris , A. & Davis , J. 1993. Finches & Sparrows. An identification guide. Crawley , M.J. 1993. GLIM for Ecologists. Methods in ecology series. Dowsett , R.J. & Forbes -Watson , A. 1993. Checklist of Birds of the Afrotropical and Malagasy Regions. Dowsett , R.J. & Dowsett -Lemaire , F. 1993. A Contribution to the Distribution and Taxonomy of Afrotropical and Malagasy Birds. Dvorak , M., Ranner . A. & Berg . H.-M. 1993. Atlas der Brutvögel Österreichs Glutz von Blotzheim , U.N. & Bauer , K.M. 1991. Handbuch der Vogel Mitteleuropas. Band 12/I and II: Passeriformes (3. Teil). Sylviidae. Harrison , C. & Greensmth , A. 1993. Birds of the World. Eyewitness Handbooks Hume , R. & Pearson , B. Seabirds. Martin , B. P. & Proud , A. 1993. Wildfowl of the British Isles and North-west Europe. Maclean , G.L. (ed.). 1993. Robert's Birds of Southern Africa. Mc Ferran , J.B. & Mc Nulty , M.S. (eds). Mc Gregor , P.K. (ed.). Mc Nicholl , K.M. & Cranmer -Byng , J.L. (eds). 1994. Ornithology in Ontario. Muñiz , A.M. & Rosello , E. (eds). 1993. Archaeornithology: Birds and the archaeological record. Archaeofauna (Revista de la Asociacion Española de Arqueozoología): 2. Norman , D. 1994. The Fieldfare. Ogilvie , M. & Pearson , B. 1994. Wildfowl Osing , H. 1993. Der Flußregenpfeifer (Charadrius dubius). Redig , P.T., Cooper , J.E., Remple , J.D. & Hunter Ryabitsev , V.K. 1993. Territorial Relationships and Bird Community Dynamics in the Subarctic (In Russian, English contents.) Schepers , F.J. & Marteijn , C.L. (eds). 1993. Coastal Waterbirds in Gabon. Smley , C.G. & Monroe , B.L., Jr . 1993. A Supplement to Distribution and Taxonomy of Birds of the World. Monroe , B.L., Jr . & Sibley , C.G. 1993. A World Checklist of Buds. Whylde , A. 1993. Threatened Mammals, Birds, Amphibians and Fish in Ireland. Irish Red Data Book 2: Vertebrates. Alderton , D. 1993. The Handbook of Cage and Aviary Birds. Boutin , J. 1993. Les Oiseaux de Camargue. Bransbury , J. 1992. Where to Find Birds in Australia. Camphuysen , C.J., Ensor , K., Furness , R.W., Garthe , S., Hüppop , O., Leaper , G., Offringer , H. & Tasker , M.L. 1993. Seabirds Feeding on Discards in Winter in the North Sea: Final report to the European Commission. Castroviejo , J. 1993. Mappa del Parque nacional de Doñana. Davis , S.M. & Ogden . J.C. (eds). 1994. Everglades: The ecosystem and its restoration. Department of the Environment . 1994. Biodiversity: The UK action plan. Epple , W. 1993. Eulen: Die geheimnisvollen Vagel der Nacht. Ken-nenlernen, erleben, schützen. Fernández -Cordeiro , A. & Dominguez , J. (eds). 1991. Actas do Pri-meiro Congreso Galego de Ornitoloxía. Cursos e Congressos da Universidade de Santiago de Compostela no. Finlayson , C.M., Chuikov , Y.S., Prentice , R.C. & Fischer , W. (eds). 1993. Biogeography of the Lower Volga. Russia: An overview. Fisher , C. & Jones , P. (eds). 1993. Papers from the History of Ornithology Conference Gales , R. 1993. Co-operative Mechanisms for the Conservation of Albatross. Garcia , E. & Paterson , A. 1994. Where to Watch Buds in Southern Spain, Andalucía. Extremadura and Gibraltar. Grishchenko , V.N. & Skil's‘kii , I.V. (eds). 1994. Materials of the 1st Conference of Young Ornithologists Ukraine, March 46.1994, Lutsk (in Russian). Library of journal “Berkut” 1. Holden , P. & Langman , M. 1994. Migrants and Migration. Kaufman , J. & Meng , H. 1992. Falcons Return. Keller , C.E. & Keller , T.C. 1993. Birds of Indianapolis: A guide to the region. Mc Eneaney , T. 1993. The Birder's Guide to Montana. Merritt , J.F. & Hannakan , C.J. (eds). 1992. Guide to Biological Field Stations: Directory of members Meschini , E. & Frugis , S. (eds). 1993. Atlante degli uccelli nidificanti in Italia. Supplemento alle Ricerche di Biologia deb Selvaggina. Nethercoat , I. & Langman , M. 1994. Bird Identification and Field Craft. Hamlyn Young Ornithologists' Guides Oman Bird Records Commitee . 1994. Oman Bird List. The official list of the birds of the Sultanate of Oman. Renno , K.O. (compiler). 1993. Eesti Linnutatlas: Eesti haudelindude levikuatlas. Sen -Hsiong Wu & Hsiou Yin Yang . 1991. A guide to the birds of Taiwan (in Chinese). Simpson , K. & Day , N. 1994. Field Guide to the Birds of Australia. The most complete one-volume book of identification. Thalmann , G. (ed.). 1994. Thorburn's Atlas of European Birds. Tomer , J.S. & Brodhead , M.J. (eds). 1992. A Naturalist in Indian Territory. The journals of S.W. Woodhouse, 1849–50. Watkins , D. 1993. A National Plan for Shorebird Conservation in Australia. Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network . 1993. Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network site profiles. World Conservation Monitoring Centre Cambridge Wynne , G. 1994. Biodiversity Challenge: An agenda for conservation action in the UK.     

Book reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
M icroalgae (1994) By E.W. Becker.
T he E volutionary B iology of V iruses (1994). Edited by S.S. Morse.
MCQ s in M edical M icrobiology and I nfectious D iseases (1993). By P.W. Ross and F.X.S. Emmanuel.
T uberculosis : B ack to T he F uture (1994). Edited by J.D.H. Porter and K.P.W. McAdam.
M aking S afe F ood : A M anagement G uide for M icrobiological Q uality (1991). By W.F. Harrigan and R.W.A. Park.
B acterial P rotein T oxins : FEMS S ymposium No. 73. (1994). Edited by J. Freer, R. Aitken, J.E. Alouf, G. Boulnois, P. Falmagne, F. Fehrenbach, C. Montecucco     

Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Møller , A. P. 1994: Sexual selection and the barn swallow. Wehner, R., Lehrer, M. & Harvey , W. R. (eds) 1996: Navigation, migration, and homing. Maclean , G. L. 1996: Ecophysiology of desert birds. Keulen, C., Loneux, M., Poncin, P. & Ruwet , J.-Cl. 1994: La Biodiversité: une étude de cas — ‘le site de Lanaye’ en Meuse belgo-néerlandaise. Gansloßer, U., Hodges, J. K. & Kaumanns , W. (eds) 1995: Research and captive propagation. Henry , J. D. 1996: Red fox. The catlike canine.     

Book reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
Bacterial and Bacteriophage Genetics (1994). By E. A. Birge
Microbial Mats: Structure, Development and Environmental Significance (1994). Edited by L. J. Stal and P. Caumette
Microbiology of the Avian Egg (1994). Edited by R. G. Board and R. Fuller
The Mycota (Volume 1): Growth, Differentiation and Sexuality (1994). Edited by J. G. H. Wessels and F. Meinhardt
Born Disease (1995). Edited by H. Koprowski and W. I. Lipkin
Molecular Pathogenesis of Surgical Infections (1994). Edited by T. Wadström, I. A. Holder and G. Kronvall
Natural Antimicrobial Systems and Food Preservation (1994). Edited by V. M. Dillon and R. G. Board
Bacterial Pathogenesis of Plants and Animals: Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms (1994). Edited by J. L. Dangl
Normal Microflora (1995). By G. W. Tannock
Mucosal Immunology: Intraepithelial. Lymphocytes (Advances in Host Defense Mechanisms, Volume 9) (1993). Edited by H. Kiyono and J. R. McGee     

Book reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
Lectin Blocking: New Strategies for the Prevention and Therapy of Tumour Metastasis and Infectious Diseases (1994). Edited by J. Beuth and G. Pulverer.
Enumeration of Presumptive Escherichia coli : Most Probable Number Technique. Part 8, Methods for Microbiological Examination of Food and Animal Feeding Stuffs.
Staphylococci and Staphylococcal Infections (1994). Edited by R. Möllby, J.-I. Flock. C.E. Nord and B. Christensen.
Lectins: Blomedical. Perspectives (1995). Edited by A. Pusztai and S. Bardocz.
Collins and Lyne's Microbiological Methods (1995). Edited by C.H. Collins, P.M. Lyne and J.M. Grange
Disinfection: Actions and Applications (1995). Office International des Epizooties Scientific and Technical Review
The Role of Gut Bacteria in Human Toxicology and Pharmacology (1995). Edited by M.J. Hill
Measles Virus (1995). Edited by V. ter Meulen and M. A. Billeter.
Apoptosis in Immunology: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology 200 (1995). Edited by Kroemer, G. and C. Martinez-A.     

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.     

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.     

New Books

Book reviewed in this article: Creutzfeldt , O. D., 1995: Cortex Cerebri. Performance, structural and functional organization of the cortex. Agosta , W. C., 1994: Dialog der Düfte — Chemische Kommunikation. Masson, J.M. & McCarthy , S. 1995: When Elephants Weep. Keulen, C., Loneux, M., Poncin, P. & Ruwet , J.-Cl. 1996: Reconstruire la naturele cas de la nouvelle gravière de Lanaye en Meuse belgo-néerlandaise.     

Book Reviews

The Retinoids, Biology, Chemistry, and Medicine Second Edition, Ed. by M.B. Sporn, A.B. Roberts and De W.S. Goodman Raven Press, New York. 1994. pp. 699, price US$200.50

Free Radicals: From Basic Science to Medicine Edited by G. Poli, M. Albano and M.U. Dianzani Molecular Biology Update Series Birkhauser Verlag pp528. Price: 148 SFr

The Development of Iron Chelators for Clinical Use R.J. Bergeeron, G.M. Brittenham (Eds). CRC Press: Boca Raton. 1994 pp 416 ISBN 0-8493-8679-9     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article:
Gordon, R. (ed.). 1994. Mechanical Engineering of the Cyto-skeleton in Developmental Biology.
Thompson, R. C. A., Reynoldson, J. A. & Lymbrey, A. J. 1994. Giardia: From Molecules to Disease.     

Malaria parasites solve the problem of a low calcium environment

The parasite responsible for malaria, Plasmodium falciparum, spends much of its life in the RBC under conditions of low cytosolic Ca2+. This poses an interesting problem for a parasite that depends on a Ca2+ signaling system to carry out its vital functions. This long standing puzzle has now been resolved by a clever series of experiments performed by Gazarini et al. (2003). Using advances in fluorescent Ca2+ imaging (Grynkiewics, G., M. Poenie, and R.Y. Tsien. 1985. J. Biol. Chem. 260:3440-3450; Hofer, A., and T. Machen. 1994. Am. J. Physiol. 267:G442-G451; Hofer, A.M., B. Landolfi, L. Debellis, T. Pozzan, and S. Curci. 1998. EMBO J. 17:1986-1995), these authors have elucidated the source of the Ca2+ gradient that allows the accumulation of intracellular Ca2+ within the parasite.     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this Article: Wielgorskaya, Tatiana. 1995. Dictionary of generic names of Seed Plants . Pignatti, Sandro (ed.) 1995. Ecologia vegetale . Kreutz, C.A.J. 1995. Orobanche. Die Sommerwurzarten Europas / The European broomrape species. Ein Bestimmungsbuch / A field guide . Lindacher, Robert et al. 1995. PHANART. Datenbank der Gefässpflanzen Mitteleuropas. Erklärung der Kennzahlen, Aufbau und Inhalt . Stevens, Peter F. 1994. The Development of Biological Systematics: Antoine-Laurent de Jussieu, Nature and the Natural System . Sukopp, H., Numata, M. & Huber, A. (eds.) 1995. Urban ecology as the basis of urban planning . Miehe, Sabine & Georg. 1994. Ericaceous Forests and Heathlands in the Bale Mountains of South Ethiopia. Ecology and Man's Impact . Anhuf, Dieter. 1994. Zeitlicher Vegetations- und Klimawandel in Côte d'Ivoire . Wohlfarth-Bottermann, Martin. 1994. Anthropogene Veränderungen der Vegetationsbedeckung in Côte d'Ivoire seit der Kolonialisierung .     

Ligand binding and functional properties of betaglycan, a co-receptor of the transforming growth factor-beta superfamily. Specialized binding regions for transforming growth factor-beta and inhibin A

Betaglycan, also known as the transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) type III receptor, is a membrane-anchored proteoglycan that binds TGF-beta via its core protein. Deletion mutagenesis analysis has revealed two regions of betaglycan ectodomain capable of binding TGF-beta: one at the amino-terminal half, the endoglin-related region (López-Casillas, F., Payne, H., Andres, J. L., and Massagué, J. (1994) J. Cell Biol. 124, 557-568), and the other at the carboxyl-terminal half, the uromodulin-related region (Pepin, M.-C., Beauchemin, M., Plamondon, J., and O'Connor-McCourt, M. D. (1994) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A 91, 6997-7001). In the present work we have functionally characterized these ligand binding regions. Similar to the wild type receptor, both regions bind TGF-beta2 with higher affinity than TGF-beta1. However, only the endoglin-related region increases the TGF-beta2 labeling of the TGF-beta type II receptor, the so-called "TGF-beta -presentation" function of the wild type receptor. Despite this preference, both regions as well as the wild type receptor mediate the TGF-beta2-dependent Smad2 phosphorylation, indicating that they can function indistinguishably as TGF-beta-enhancing co-receptors. On the other hand, we found that the recently described ability of the wild type betaglycan to bind inhibin A is a property of the core protein that resides in the uromodulin-related region. Binding competition experiments indicate that this region binds inhibin and TGF-beta with the following relative affinities: TGF-beta2 > inhibin A > TGF-beta1. All together, the present results suggest that betaglycan ectodomain is endowed with two bona fide independent ligand binding domains that can perform specialized functions as co-receptors of distinct members of the TGF-beta superfamily.     

New Books

Richelle , M. N. 1993: B. F. Skinner: a reappraisal. Lawrence Erlbaum Wade , N. 1995: Psychologists in word and image. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, London. Kolb B. 1995: Brain plasticity and behavior. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Mahwah, NJ. Anderson , J. R., Herrenschmidt , N., Roeder , J. J. & Thierry Sommer , V. 1996: Heilige Egoisten— Die Soziobiologie indischer Tempelaffen. C. H. Beck'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, München. Wiessner , P. & Schiefenhövel , W. (eds) 1996: Food and the status quest—an interdisciplinary perspective. Salter , F. K. 1995: Emotions in command. A naturalistic study of institutional dominance. Sternberg , R. J. (ed.) 1994: Thinking and problem solving.     

RECENT ORNITHOLOGICAL PUBLICATIONS

Beletsky. L. 1996. The Red-winged Blackbird. The biology of a strongly polygynous songbird.
GORMAN, G. 1996. The Birds of Hungary.
HAVERSCHMIDT, F. & MEES. G. 1994. Birds of Suriname.
HIGGINS, PJ. & DAVIES, S.J.J.F. (eds). 1996. Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds. Volume 3: Snipe to Pigeons.
HOGLUND. J. & ALATALO, R.V. 1995. Leks.
HIIMPHREYS. EN. & KAHROM. E. 1995. The Lion and the Gazelle: The mammals and birds of Iran.
KNOWI, RS. LJ. & NITCHBN. J.W. 1995. Kingfishers of the World.
RISIN˜:. J.D. 1996. A Guide to the Identification and Natural History of the Sparrows of the [Jnited States and Canada.
SKUTCH. A.F. 1996. Antbirds and Ovenbirds.
SKUTCH. A.F. 1996. Orioles, Blackbirds and their Kin.
STEVENS, L. 1996. Avian Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
STOTZ. D.E. FITZPATRICK. J.W., PARKEK. T. A,. 111. & MOSKOVITS. D.K. 1996. Neotropical Birds: Ecology and conservation. Includes FAKKER. T.A., 111, Sro˜z. D.F. & FIT%PATRlCK. J.W. Ecological and Distributional Databases for Neotropical Birds.
SUJATNIKA. JEPSON. P., SO˜:HARTONO. T.R., CROSBY, M.J. L MARDIASTUTI, A. 1995. Melestarikan Kaenekaragarnan Hayati Indonesia:Pondekatan daerah burung endemik [Conserving Indonesian Biodiversity: The endemic bird area approach].
WALLEH. G. (ed.), DANDO. M. & BURCHKTT, M. (principal contributors). 1996. Sealife: A complete guide to the marine environment.
WARHAM, J. 1996. The Behavior, Population Biology and Physiology of the Petrels.     

A Review of: “Cell Adhesion Fundamentals and Biotechnological Applications”

Abstract

M.A. Hjortso and J.W. Roos, Eds. Marcel Dekker, New York, 1994; hardbound pp. xi + 273, $135.00     

Mutants of Myxococcus xanthus dsp defective in fibril binding.

The dsp mutant of Myxococcus xanthus lacks extracellular fibrils and as a result is unable to undergo cohesion, group motility, or development (J. W. Arnold and L. J. Shimkets, J. Bacteriol. 170:5765-5770, 1983; J. W. Arnold and L. J. Shimkets, J. Bacteriol. 170:5771-5777, 1983; R. M. Behmlander and M. Dworkin, J. Bacteriol. 173:7810-7821, 1991; L. J. Shimkets, J. Bacteriol. 166:837-841, 1986; L. J. Shimkets, J. Bacteriol. 166:842-848, 1986). However, cohesion and development can be phenotypically restored by the addition of isolated fibrils (R. M. Behmlander, Ph.D. thesis, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1994; B.-Y. Chang and M. Dworkin, J. Bacteriol. 176:7190-7196, 1994). As part of our attempts to examine the interaction of fibrils and cells of M. xanthus, we have isolated a series of secondary mutants of M. xanthus dsp in which cohesion, unlike that of the parent strain, could not be rescued by the addition of isolated fibrils. Cells of M. xanthus dsp were mutagenized either by ethyl methanesulfonate or by Tn5 insertions. Mutagenized cultures were enriched by selection of those cells that could not be rescued, i.e., that failed to cohere in the presence of isolated fibrils. Seven mutants of M. xanthus dsp, designated fbd mutants, were isolated from 6,983 colonies; these represent putative fibril receptor-minus mutants. The fbd mutants, like the parent dsp mutant, still lacked fibrils, but displayed a number of unexpected properties. They regained group motility and the ability to aggregate but not the ability to form mature fruiting bodies. In addition, they partially regained the ability to form myxospores. The fbd mutant was backcrossed into the dsp mutant by Mx4 transduction. Three independently isolated transconjugants showed essentially the same properties as the fbd mutants--loss of fibril rescue of cohesion, partial restoration of myxospore morphogenesis, and restoration of group motility. These results suggest that the physical presence of fibrils is not necessary for group motility, myxospore formation, or the early aggregative stage of development. We propose, however, that the perception of fibril binding is required for normal social behavior and development. The dsp fbd mutants (from here on referred to as fbd mutants) open the possibility of isolating and characterizing a putative fibril receptor gene.