Reviews of Publications

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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Book reviewed in this article:
The Genus Utricularia, by Peter Taylor.
Tropical Woody Rubiaceae. Characteristic features and progressions. Contributions to a new subfamial classification, by Elmar Robbrecht.
Bracken Biology and Managment, edited by J. A. Thomson and R. T. Smith.
How to Know Western Australian Wildflowers, Part I, by W. E. Blackall and B. J. Grieve.
Flora of the East Riding of Yorkshire, by Eva Crackles.
Flower Artists of Kew, Botanical Paintings by Contemporary Artists, by William T. Stearn.
The Liverworts of Britain and Ireland, by A.J. E. Smith.
Competition, by P. A. Keddy.
Origin of Cultivated Rice, by H. I. Oka.
The Impact of Biotechnology on Agriculture, edited by R. S. Sangwan and B. S. Sangwan-Norreel.     

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Book reviewed in this article:
The Zoological Explorations of Southern Africa, 1650–1790, by L. C. Rookmaaker
Aphid Predators, by Graham E. Rotheray
The Spiders of Great Britain and Ireland, by Michael J. Roberts
Primitive Ghost Moths, by Ebbe S. Nielsen & Niels P. Kristensen
Scanning Microscopy of Vertebrate Mineralized Tissues, edited by Lawrence Martin, Alan Boyde, Frederick Grime & Sheila Jones
British Pyralid Moths, A Guide to their Identification, by Barry Goater
Antibodies: a practical approach. Volume II, edited by D. Catty     

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Book reviewed in this article:
Life Among the Scientists. An anthropological study of an Australian scientific community, by Max Charlesworth, Lyndsay Farrall, Terry Stokes and David Turnbull.
Carnivore Behaviour, Ecology and Evolution, edited by John L. Gittleman.
Oxford Surveys in Evolutionary Biology, Volume 6, edited by P. H. Harvey and L. Partridge.
The Malay Archipelago, by Alfred Russel Wallace, with an introduction by John Bastin.
Microbial Products: New Approaches, edited by S. Baumberg, I. S. Hunter & M. Rhodes.
Life at the Edge: Readings from Scientific American Magazine, edited by James L. Gould and Carol L. Gould.
Theoretical Population Genetics, by J. S. Gale.
Speciation and its Consequences, edited by Daniel Otte and John A. Endler.
Island Africa, The Evolution of Africa's Rare Animals and Plants, by Jonathan Kingdon.     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book Reviws in this Article
The Human Body and the Law, 2nd edition by D.W. Meyers, Edinburgh University Press, 1990
Classic Cases in Medical Ethics by Gregory E. Pence. New York: McGraw-Hill Publishing Co. 1990
Changing Values in Medical and Health Care Decision Making, edited by Uffejuul Jensen and Gavin Mooney. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons, 1990
IVF and Justice by Teresa Iglesias, London: The Linacre Centre For Health Care Ethics, 1990
The Practical, Moral and Personal Sense of Nursing: A Phenomenon-ological Philosophy of Practice by Anne H. Bishop and John R. Scudder, Jr. New York: State University of New York Press, 1990
A Companion to Ethics, edited by Peter Singer. Oxford and Cambridge, Mass: Basil Blackwell, 1991.
Ethics and Law in Health Care and Research edited by Peter Byrne, Chichester, UK: 1990
The Human Embryo edited by G.R. Dunstan, Exeter: Exeter University Press, 1990
Everyday Ethics: Resolving Dilemmas in Nursing Home Life by Rosalie A. Kane and Arthur L. Caplan. N.Y.: Springer Publishing Company, 1990
Psychiatric Ethics, 2nd edition, edited by S. Bloch and P. Chodoff. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1991
Health Care and Gender by Charlotte Muller. New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 1990     

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Book reviewed in this article:
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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Book reviewed in this article:
Mechanics and Physiology of Animal Swimming, edited by Linda Maddock, Quentin Bone and Jeremy M. V. Rayner.
Groundwater Ecology, eds J. Gilbert, D. L. Danielpool and J. A. Stanford.
Fossil Reptiles of Great Britain, by M. J. Benton and P. S. Spencer.
The Development of Biological Systematics, by Peter F. Stevens.     

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The Allometry of Growth and Reproduction, by M. J. Reiss.
The Birds of Egypt, edited by S. M. Goodman and P. L. Meininger.
Comparative Physiology of the Vertebrate Digestive System, by C. E. Stevens.
Techniques in Comparative Respiratory Physiology, edited by C. R. Bridges and P. J. Butler.
Common Insect Pests of Stored Food Products. A Guide to their Identification, Economic Series No. 15, 7th Edition, edited by L. Mound.
The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland, Vol. 7 part 1, The Butterflies, edited by A. M. Emmet and O. Heath.
Breeding Butterflies and Moths, by Ekkehard Friedrich. Colchester, Essex: Harley Books, 1986. 176 pp., B/W line drawings.
Animals of the Surface Film, by Marjorie Guthrie with illustrations and plates (4-coloured) by Peter Hayward.
Ladybirds. Naturalists' Handbook No. 10, by M. Majerus and P. Kearns. Slough: Richmond Publishing Co., 1989.
Grzimek's Encyclopaedia of Mammals, Vols 2 and 3. New York: McGraw-Hill Publishing Company.
Les éléments accessories de fare hyoidien des poissons téléoslomes Acanthodiens et Osteichthyens) fossiles et actuels, by Monette Veran. 1988.
Electrophoretic Studies on Agricultural Pests, by Hugh D. Loxdale and J. Den Hollander.     

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Book reviewed in this article:
The Flora of Aldabra and Neighbouring Islands, by F. R. Fosberg & S. A. Renvoize
Developments in Deep-Sea Biology, by N. B. Marshall
Epidemiology and Plant Disease Management, by Jan C. Zadoks & Richard D. Schein.
Vanishing Birds: their Natural History and Conservation, by Tim Halliday; with a foreword by Bruce Campbell
Advances in Ephemeroptera Biology, edited by John F. Flanagan & K. Eric Marshall
The Origin of Major Invertebrate Groups, edited by M. R. House
Mammals, their Latin Names Explained, by A. E. Gotch
The Illustrated Herbal, by Wilfrid Blunt & Sandra Raphael
The Herb and Spice Book, by Sarah Garland. Weidenfeld & Nicolson     

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Book reviewed in this article:
The Mature and Origin of the Biological World, by E. J. Ambrose
An unusual newly discovered Archosauer from the Upper Triassic of Virginia USA, by R.E. Weems
The Biology of Nectaries, edited by B. Bentley and T. Elias
Animal Taxonomy, by H. E. Goto
Diets for Birds in Captivity by K. C. Lint & A. M. Lint
Lizards of Western Australia I. Skinks, by G. M. Storr, L. A. Smith & R. E. Johnstone
Advances in Legume Systematics, edited by R. M. Polhill & P. H. Raven
Tuberous, Cormous and Bulbous Plants, by J. S. Pate and K. W. Dixon
Evolution and the Theory of Games, by John Maynard Smith
Sound and Hearing, by Martin E. Rosenberg
Differential Equations and Applications in Ecology, Epidemics and Population Problems, edited by S. N. Busenberg & K. L. Cooke
Plant Pathology and Plant Pathogens, (2nd Edition), by Colin Dickinson & John Lucas
A Complete Guide to British Butterflies, by Margaret Brooks & Charles Knight     

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Book reviewed in this article:
Benchmark Papers in Ecology, Series Editor Frank B. Golley. Dowden, Hutchinson & Ross (also distributed by Academic Press)
Marine Life: an illustrated encyclopedia of invertebrates in the sea, by J. David George & Jennifer J. George
The Principles of Pollination Ecology (3rd Edition), by K. Faegri &
The Tidal Thames: a history of a river and its fishes, by Alwynne Wheeler
Heaven and Earth: 120 album leaves from a Ming encyclopedia–San-ts'ai t'u-hui, 1610, selected & annotated by John A. Goodall
Biology & Systematics of Colonial Organisms, edited by G. Larwood & B. R. Rosen
Behavioral Sex Differences in Nonhuman Primates, by G. Mitchell
Captivity and Behavior: primates in breeding colonies, laboratories and zoos, edited by J. Erwin, T. L. Maples & G. Mitchell     

Book reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
Australian Tropical Rain Forest Trees, An Interactive Identification System, by Hyland, BPM and Whiffen
The Rainforest Edge, edited by John Hemming
Atlas of the Bryophytes of Britain and Ireland. Volume 3. Mosses (Diplolepideae). Hill, M. O., Preston, C. D. & Smith, A. J. E.
Phytochemistry and Agriculture, Beek, van T. A. and Breteler, H. Proc.
Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada. Second Edition. by Gleason, H. A.
Flora of Flintshire by Goronwy Wynne
Ultrastructure of Fossil Spores and Pollen, edited by Kurmann, M. H. and Doyle, J. A.     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
Sperm Competition and Sexual Selection, edited by T. R. Birkhead and A. P. Möller.
The Diversity of Living Organisms, edited by R. S. K. Barnes.     

Reviews of publications

Book reviewed in this article:
The Nigerian Field: Index to volumes 1–50 (1931–1985).
Fruits of South-east Asia, by Jacqueline Piper.
Grain Legumes–Evolution and Genetic Resources, by J. Smartt.
Plant Population Genetics, Breeding, and Genetic Resources, edited by A. H. D. Brown, M. T. Clegg, A. L. Kahler and B. S. Weir.
Evolution, Systematics and Fossil History of the Hamamelidae.
The Systematics Association Special Volumes 40 A&B.
Plant pheno-morphological studies in Mediterranean type ecosystems, edited by Gideon Orshan.
Molecular and Genetic Aspects of Nitrate Assimilation, edited by J. L. Wray & J. R. Kinghorn
Species dispersal in agricultural habitats, edited by R. G. H. Bunce & D. C. Howard.
Flora Iberica: plantas vasculares de la Peninsula Iberica e Islas Baleares, Vol. 2: Platanaceae–Plumbaginaceae (partim), edited by S. Castroviejo, M. Lainz, G. Lopez Gonzalez et al.     

Reviews of publications

Book reviewed in this article: The I.U.C.N. Plant Red Data Book, by G. Lucas & H. Synge Secretory Tissues in Plants? by A. Fahn The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain if Ireland, edited by John Heath Order in Living Organisms, by R. Riedl, translated from the German by R. P. S. Jefferies. John Wiley & Animals and their World, by M. P. Buckles Whales, by E. J. Slijper; translated from the Dutch by A. J. Pomerans. Second English edition with a new foreword, concluding chapter and bibliography by R. J. Harrison Kosciusko Alpine Flora, by A. B. Costin, M. Gray, C. J. Totterdell & D. J. Wimbush. Collins     

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The Business of Sustainable Forestry: Strategies for an Industry in Transition, by Michael B. Jenkins and Emily T. Smith.
The Wealth of Forests: Markets, Regulation, and Sustainable Forestry, edited by Chris Tollefson     

Reviews of Publications

Book reviewed in this article:
Flowers of the Himalaya , by Oleg Polunin and Adam Stainton.
A Guide to the Vegetation of Britain and Europe , by Oleg Polunin and Martin Walters.
The Experimental Biology of Bryophytes, edited by A. F. Dyer & J. G. Duckett.
A Birdwatcher's Miscellany, edited by Rob Hume.
The Moths and Butterjlies of Great Britain and Ireland, Volume 10, Noctuidae (Part II) and Agaristidae, edited by J. Heath.
Atlas of Butterjlies in Britain and Ireland, by J. Heath, E. Pollard & J. A. Thomas.
Colour Identification Guide to Butterjlies of the British Isles, revised edition by T. G. Howarth.
The World of Butterjlies, An Illustrated Encyclopaedia, by V. Sbordoni & S.Forestiero.
Colour Identijcation Guide to Moths of the British Isles, by Bernard Skinner.
The Biology of Buttegies, edited by R. I. Vane-Wright & P. R. Ackery.
Australian Grasses, by Nancy T. Burbidge, revised by Surrey W. L. Jacobs.
Collins Guide to Grasses, Sedges, Rushes and Ferns, by R. Fitter & A. Fitter. Collins.
Grasses of the Soviet Union, by N. N. Tsvelev, edited by A. A. Fedorov.
The European Garden Flora, Volume 2, Monocotyledons (Part ZZ), edited by S. M Walters et al.
Grasses, 3rd edition, by C. E. Hubbard, revised by J. C. E. Hubbard.     

Book Reviews

Book Review in this Article.
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.     

BOOK REVIEWS

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The Misfortunes of Others: End-Stage Renal Disease in the United Kingdom, by Thomas Halper.
Centre for Early Human Development, Monash University
The Caring Imperative in Education, edited by Madeleine Leininger and Jean Watson, New York: National League for Nursing, 1990
Toward a Caring Curriculum: A New Pedagogy for Nursing, by Em Olivia Bevis and Jean Watson, New York: National League for Nursing, 1989
The Ethics of Care and the Ethics of Cure: Synthesis in Chronicity, edited by Jean Watson and Marilyn A.
Human Life and Medical Practice, by J.K. Mason, Edinburgh University Press
Preventing Birth: Contemporary Methods and Related Moral Controversies, by James W. Knight and Joan C. Callahan, Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 1989
Social Science Perspectives on Medical Ethics, edited by George Weisz, Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1990