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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     

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Glial Cell Receptors edited by H. K. Kimelberg
Pineal Research Reviews, Volume 6 , edited by Russel J. Reiter
Neural Darwinism: The Theory of Neuronal Group Selection by G. M. Edelman
Receptor Biochemistry and Methodology , edited by J. C. Venter and L. C. Harrison
Volume 8: Dopamine Receptors , edited by I. Creese and C. M. Fraser
Volume 9: Structure and Physiology of the Slow Inward Calcium Channel , edited by J. C. Venter and D. Triggle
The Alpha-1 Adrenergic Receptors edited by R. R. Ruffolo     

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Ecophysiology of the Camelidae and Desert Ruminants, by Richard T. Wilson
Paleontology of Vertebrates, by Jean Chaline
The Tettigoniidae: Biology, Systematics and Evolution, edited by W. T. Bailey and D. C. F. Rentz
Behaviour of Pinnipeds, edited by D. Renouf
Chemical Signals in Vertebrates 5, edited by D. W. Macdonald, D. Muller-Schwarze and S. E. Natynczuk
The Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland (Hesperiidae to Nymphalidae), edited by A. Maitland Emmet & the late John Heath
Heterotypical Behaviour in Man and Animals, edited by M. Haug, P. F. Brain and C. Aron
Insect Life Cycles, Genetics, Evolution and Co-ordination, edited by F. Gilbert.
Grasshoppers and Allied Insects of Great Britain and Ireland, by J. A. Marshall and E. C. M. Haes     

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Serotonin Receptor Subtypes: Pharmacological Significance and Clinical Implications (International Academy for Biomedical and Drug Research, Vol.1) edited by S. Z. Langer, N. Brunello, G. Racagni, and J. Mendlewicz.
Protocols for Neural Cell Culture edited by S. Fedoroff and A. Richardson.
Molecular Genetic Approaches to Neuropsychiatric Disease edited by J. Brosius and R. T. Fremeau.
Insulin: Molecular Biology to Pathology edited by F. M. Ashcroft and S. J. H. Ashcroft.
Adenosine in the Nervous System edited by T. W. Stone.     

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The Hypothalamic pituitary-Adrenal Axis: physiol-ogy, pathophysiology, and Psychiatric Implications edited by Alan F Schatzberg and Charles B Nemeroff.
Peptides (Neuromethods, Vol. 6) edited by A. A. Boul-ton, G. B. Baker, and Q. G. Pittman.
Trace Amines: Comparative and Clinical Neurobiology edited by A. A. Boulton, A. V. Juorio, and R. G. H. Downer.
Neurodegenerative Disorders: The Role Played by Endotoxins and Xenobiotics edited by G. Nappi, O. Hor-nykiewicz, R. G. Fariello, A. Agnoli, and H. Klawans.
The Neural and Behavioral Organization of Goal-Directed Movements by M. Jeannerod.
Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology (Vol. 10.) edited by L. Martini and W. F. Ganong.
Voltammetry in the Neurosciences edited by J. B. Justice, Jr.     

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Advances in Neuroblastoma Research (Progress in Clinical and Biological Research , Vol. 175) edited by A. E. Evans, G. J. D'Angio, and R. C. Seeger. Alan R. Liss
Neurochemical Techniques in Insect Research edited by H. Breer and T. A. Miller.
Cell Culture in the Neurosciences edited by J. E. Bottenstein and G. Sato.
The Developing Brain and Its Disorders edited by M. Arima, Y. Suzuki, and H. Yabuuchi.
Neurobiology: Current Comparative Approaches edited by R. Gilles and J. Balthazart.     

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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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Photoreceptors (NATO AS1 Series A. Life Sciences, Vol. 75) edited by A. Borsellino and L. Cervetto
Hormonal Control of the Hypothalamo-Pituitary-Gonadal Axis edited by K. W. McKerns and Z. Naor
International Review of Neurobiology , Vol. 25 edited by C. C. Pfeiffer and J. R. Smythies.
The Neurobiology of Zinc edited by C. J. Frederickson, G. A. Howell, and E. J. Kasarskis, Alan R. Liss     

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A History of Neurophysiology in the 19th Century by Mary A. B. Brazier.
Psychopharmacology: The Third Generation of Progress edited by H. Y. Meltzer.
Molecular Genetics of Neurological and Neuromuscular Disease (Advances in Neurology, Volume 48) edited by Stefano DiDonato, Salvatore DiMauro, Angelo Mamoli, and Lewis P. Rowland.
Molecular Neurobiology in Neurology and Psychiatry (Association for Research in Nervous and Mental Disease [ARNMD], Research Publications, Volume 65) edited by Eric R. Kandel.
Central Nervous System Disorders of Aging: Clinical Intervention and Research (Aging, Volume 33) edited by Randy Strong, W. Gibson Wood, and William J. Burk.
Animal Models of Dementia: A Synaptic Neurochemical Perspective (Neurology and Neurobiology, Vol. 33) edited by Joseph T. Coyle.     

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Model Neural Networks and Behavior edited by A. I. Selverston
Neurotransmitter Actions edited by M. A. Rogawski and J. L. Barker.
Neural Membranes edited by Grace Y. Sun, Nicholas Bazan, Jan-Yen Wu, Guiseppe Porcellati, and Albert Y. Sun.     

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Cerebral Energy Metabolism and Metabolic Encephalopathy D. W. McCandless.
Microcomputers in the Neurosciences edited by G. Kerkut.
Myelin edited by P. Morell.
The Enzymes of Biological Membranes, Vol. 1. Membrane Structure and Dynamics (2nd edition) edited by A. N. Martonosi.     

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Nutrition and the Brain , Vol. 8 by R. J. Wurtman and J. J. Wurtman.
Glossary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology by D. M. Glick.
Antiepileptic Drugs (Third Edition) edited by R. H. Levy, F. E. Dreifuss, R. H. Mattson, B. S. Meldrum, and J. K. Penry.
Developmental Neurobiology (Nestlé Nutrition Workshop Series, Vol. 12) edited by P. Evrard and A. Minkowski.
Allosteric Modulation of Amino Acid Receptors: Therapeutic Implications (Fidia Research Foundation Symposium Series, Vol. 1) by E. A. Barnard and E. Costa.
Neurochemical Pharmacology—A Tribute to B. B. Brodie (Fidia Research Foundation Symposium Series, Vol. 2) edited by E. Costa.
Neuromethods Vol. 11: Carbohydrate and Energy Metabolism edited by A. A. Boulton, G. B. Baker, and R. F. Butterworth.
Adenosine and Adenosine Receptors edited by M. Williams.
Laughing Death: The Untold Story of Kuru by V. Zigas.
Psychoactive Drugs: Tolerance and Sensitization edited by A. J. Goudie and M. W. Emmett-Oglesby.
The NMDA Receptor edited by J. C. Watkins and G. L. Collingridge.
Basic and Clinical Aspects of Neuroscience (Vol. 3): The Role of Brain Dopamine edited by E. Flückiger, E. E. Müller, and M. O. Thorner.
Glycine Neurotransmission edited by O. P. Otterson and J. Storm-Mathisen.
The Neuropeptide Cholecystokinin (CCK): Anatomy and Biochemistry, Receptors, Pharmacology and Physiology edited by J. Hughes, G. Dockray, and G. Woodruff.     

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Neurobiology of Glycoconjugates edited by Richard U. Margolis and Renée K. Margolis.
Transmembrane Signalling, Intracellular Messengers and Implications for Drug Development edited by Stefan R. Nahorski.
Brain Imaging Techniques and Applications edited by N. A. Sharif and M. E. Lewis.     

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Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism Measurement edited by A. Hartmann and S. Hoyer.
Clinical Neurochemistry edited by H. S. Bachelard, G. G. Lunt, and C. D. Marsden.
The Rat Nervous System, Volume 2: Hindbrain and Spinal Cord edited by G. Paxinos.     

Pervasive RNA Editing Among Hornwort rbcL Transcripts Except Leiosporoceros

RNA editing affecting chloroplast and mitochondrial genomes has been identified in all major clades of land plants. The frequency of edited sites varies greatly between lineages but hornworts represent an extreme in propensity for editing in both their chloroplast and mitochondrial genomes. cDNA sequences from seven taxonomically diverse hornwort rbcL sequences combined with a survey of 13 additional DNA sequences for potential edited sites demonstrate the presence of 62 edited sites and predict a minimum of 10 additional sites. These 72 total edited sites represent 43 C-to-U and 28 U-to-C nucleotide conversions, with 1 site exhibiting editing in both directions. With one exception, all taxa are heavily edited, with each having from 20 to 34 edited sites. However, a single sample, Leiosporoceros, is shown to lack edited sites. Phylogenetic reconstruction of hornworts results in ambiguous resolution of Leiosporoceros depending on whether edited sites are maintained or eliminated from the analyses. Depending on the inferred relationship of Leiosporoceros to the hornworts, at least two explanations for the origin and maintenance of pervasive editing in hornworts are possible. The absence of edited sites in Leiosporoceros could represent either the absence or a low level of editing ability in the common ancestor of hornworts, as represented by Leiosporoceros, or the loss of editing sites in this lineage after the primary diversification events in the group.     

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Books review in this article:
Nutrition and Neurobiology edited by J. C. Somogyi and D. Hötzel
Benzodiazepine/GABA Receptors and Chloride Channels: Structural and Functional Properties edited by R. W. Olsen and J. C. Venter
Progress in Retinal Research, Volume 5 edited by N. N. Osborne and G. J. Chader     

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Ecology, Community and Lifestyle: Outline of an Ecosophy , by Arne Naess (translated and edited by David Rothenberg).
Restoration Ecology: A Synthetic Approach to Ecological Research , edited by W. R. Jordan, M. E. Gilpin and J. D. Aber.
Plankton Ecology: Succession in Plankton Communities , edited by Ulrich Sommer.
Biological Control of Pests, Pathogens and Weeds: Development and Prospects , edited by R. K. S. Wood and M.J. Way.
Large Scale Cell Culture Technology , edited by Bjorn K. Lydersen.
The Story of Silk , by J. Feltwell.
Ecological Experiments: Purpose, Design and Execution , by N. G. Hairston.N 0 5
Molecular Genetics and Comparative Evolution , by J. Langridge.     

BOOK REVIEWS

AQUARIUM FISHES, THEIR BEAUTY, HISTORY AND CARE. Photographs by Douglas Faulkner. Text by James W. Atz.
DISEASES OF FISH edited by S. F. Snieszko and H. R. Axelrod.
DISEASES OF FISH edited by S. F. Snieszko and H. R.
IBP HANDBOOK NO. 16. METHODS FOR THE STUDY OF MARINE BENTHOS edited by N. A. Holme and A. D. Mclntyre.
METHODS IN AQUATIC MICROBIOLOGY by A. G. Rodina. Edited, translated and revised by R. R. Colwell and M. S. Zambruski.
OCEANOGRAPHY-Readings from Scientific American edited by J. Robert Moore.
ADVANCES IN ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH edited by J. B. Cragg.
GROWTH AND ECOLOGY OF FISH POPULATIONS by A. H. Weatherley