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Ecology of Protozoa (1987). Tom Fenchel
Cheesemaking (1987). Edited by A. Eck
Microcomputer Applications in the Clinical Laboratory (1987). Michael D. McNeely
Recognition of Mycobacterium leprae Antigens (1987). Tom Ottenhoff & R. de Vries
Frontiers in Microbiology (1987). Edited by Erik de Clercq
Process Development in Antibiotic Fermentations (1987). C.T. Calam
The Yeasts. Vol. 1 Biology of Yeasts; Vol. 2 Yeasts and the Environment (1987) Edited by A.H. Rose & J.S. Harrison     

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Symposia of the Society for Experimental Biology. Number VIII. Active Transport and Secretion
The Natural History of Mammals. By FRANgois Bourliere
Radiobiology Symposium 1954. Edited by Z. M. Bacq and Peter Alexander
The Chemistry of Micro-organisms. By A. Bracken
Mechanisms of Microbial Pathogenicity. The Fifth Symposium of the Society for General Microbiology. Edited by J. W. H owie and A. J. O'H ea
Perspectives and Horizons in Microbiology. By S elman A. W aksman
An Introduction to the Biology of Yeasts. By M. I ngram
Practical Plant Protection. By E. Holmes. Pp. xii + 2 52 , with 4 plates     

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Plasticity in Plants. Edited by D. H. J ennings and A. J. T rewavas .
Chemistry of Plant Protection, Volume 1. Sterol Biosynthesis Inhibitors and Anti-Feeding Compounds. Edited by G. H aug and H. H offmann .
Proceedings of a Workshop on Biology and Control of Orobanche. Edited by S. J. T er B org .
Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, Vol. 1, Trees I. Edited by Y. P. S. B ajaj
Handbook of Phycological Methods, Volume 4. Ecological Field Methods; Macroalgae. Edited by M. S. L ittler and D. S. L ittler
Nitrogen Fixation with Non-Legumes. No. 21 in a series Developments in Plant and Soil Science. Edited by F. A. S kinner and P. V omala .
English Names of Wild Flowers. By J. G. D ony , S. L. J ury and F. H. P erring .     

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ASPECTS AND PROSPECTS OF PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS . Edited by B. J effcoat .
ADVANCES IN BOTANICAL RESEARCH, VOLUME 8 . Edited by H. W oolhouse
PLANTS AND THEIR ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT . 21st Symposium of The British Ecological Society. Edited by J. G race , E.D. F ord & P.G. J arvis
PLANT TISSUE CULTURE . Proceedings of the Beijing (Peking) Symposium
NITROGEN FIXATION . Edited by W.D.P. S tewart
THE BLUE LIGHT SYNDROME . Edited by H. S enghr
COMMENTARIES IN PLANT SCIENCE , Volume 2. Edited by H. S mith
NEW TRENDS IN THE CHEMISTRY OF NITROGEN FIXATION . Edited by J. C hatt , G eneral L.M. da C amara P ina & R.L. R ichards
ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY OF PLANTS . By A.H. F itter & R.K.M. H ay     

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GENETIC RESOURCES OF PHASEOLUS BEANS. Edited by P. G epts
MITOCHONDRIAL BIOGENESIS. Proceedings of a Royal Society Discussion Meeting held on 28 and 29 May 1987. Edited by C.J. L eaver and D. L onsdale
PROGRESS IN PLANT PROTOPLAST RESEARCH. Edited by K.J. P utte , J.J.M. D ons , H.J. H uizing , A.J. K ool , M. K oornneef and F.A. K rens
FILAMENTOUS FUNGI (LIVING RESOURCES FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY). Edited by D.L. H awksworth and B.E. K irsop     

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TASMANIAN FRESHWATER FISHES. By Wayne Fulton.
ADVANCES IN MARINE BIOLOGY, Volume 26. Edited by J. H. S. Blaxter and A. J. Southward.
THE SEAFOOD INDUSTRY. Edited by Roy E. Martin and Georqe J. Flick.
ADVANCES IN MARINE BIOLOGY, Volume 27. Edited by J. H. S. Blaxter and A. J. Southward.     

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Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology, Volume 83 (1978). Edited by W. Arber
Beta-Lactamases (1979). Edited by J. M. T. Hamilton-Miller and J. T. Smith.
Economic Microbiology, Volume 4. Microbial Biomass (1979). Edited by A. H. Rose.
Identification Methods for Microbiologists (1979). Edited by F. A. Skinner and D. W. Lovelock.
Microbial Growth and Survival in Extremes of Environment (1980). Edited by G. W. Gould and J. L. Corry.
Motility of Living Cells. Outline Studies in Biology (1980). P. Cappuccinelli.
The Safety of Foods (1980). Edited by H. D. Graham.
Streptococcal Diseases and the Immune Response (1980). Edited by S. E. Read and J. B. Zabriskie.
Introduction to Modern Virology (1980). S. B. Primrose and N. J. Dimmock.     

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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     

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GIBBERELLINS–CHEMISTRY, PHYSIOLOGY AND USE . Edited by J. R. L enton
BIOMONITORING AIR POLLUTANTS WITH PLANTS . By W. J. M anning & W. A. F eder
HORMONAL REGULATION OF DEVELOPMENT, I . Edited by J. M ac M illan
PLANT GROWTH SUBSTANCES . Edited by F. S koog
THE PHYSIOLOGICAL ECOLOGY OF PHY-TOPLANKTON . Edited by I. M orris
PROCEEDINGS OF THE FOURTH JOHN INNES SYMPOSIUM. The Plant Genome and Second International Haploid Conference . Edited by D. R. D avies & D. A. H opwood
LOW TEMPERATURE STRESS IN CROP PLANTS: the role of the membrane . Edited by J ames M. L yons , D ouglas G raham & J ohn K. R aison
TRANSPORT IN PLANTS . By U lrich L üttge & N oe H iginbotham     

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EXPERIMENTAL EMBRYOLOGY OF VASCULAR PLANTS. Edited by B. M. J ohri
ECOLOGY OF TROPICAL SAVANNAS (Ecological Studies, Volume 42). Edited by B. J. H untley & B. H. W alker
NITROGEN CYCLING IN ECOSYSTEMS OF LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN. Edited by G. P. R obertson , R. H errera & T. R osswall     

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Root Development and Function. Ed. by P. J. G regory , J. V. L ake and D. A. R ose
Modern Methods in Plant Analysis. Volume 3. Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry. Edited by H. F. L inskens and J. F. J ackson
Genetic Differentiation and Dispersal in Plants. Edited by P. J acquard , G. H eim and J. A ntonovics
Tropical Forest and its Environment . By K. A. L ongman and J. J enik
Ecology of Biological Invasions. Edited by R. H. G roves and J. J. B urdon
Ecology of Microbial Communities: 41st Symposium of The Society for General Microbiology. Ed. by M. F letcher , T. R. G. G ray and J. G. J ones     

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A nti -T uberculous D rugs . H andbook of E xperimental P harmacology , Volume 84 (1988). Edited by K. Bartmann.
B acterial E ndotoxins : P athophysiological E ffects , C linical S ignificance and P harmacological C ontrol (1988). Edited by J. Levin, H.R. Buller, J.W. ten Cate, S.J.H. van Deventer & A. Sturk.
A L aboratory M anual for L egionella (1988). Edited by T.G. Harrison & A.G. Taylor.
M arine M icrobiology (1988). By B. Austin.
B acterial E nergy T ransduction (1988). Edited by C. Anthony.
S ingle C ell O il (1988). Edited by R.S. Moreton.
D iagnostic T echniques in M edical P arasitology (1988). By S.L. Fleck & A.H. Moody.     

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Book review in this article Evolution through Group Selection V. C. Wynne-Edwards ANDREW COCKBURN Ecology and Management of the World's Savannas Edited by J. C. Tothill and J. J. Mott O. B. WILLIAMS Environmental Effects of Off-Road Vehicles Edited by R. H. Webb and H. G. Wilshire ANDY GILLISON The Ecology of the Forests and Fauna of South Australia Edited by H. R. Wallace, D. J. Woolman MARGARET D. LOWMAN The Forests of the Fatima Basin and Mt. Derigomna, Papua New Guinea, with a review of Montane and Subalpine Rainforests in Papuasia P. J. Grubb and P. F. Stevens JEREMY SMITH Eleventh International Seaweed Symposium. Developments in Hydrobiology 22. Proceedings of the Eleventh International Seaweed Symposium, held in Qingdao, People's Republic of China, June 19–25, 1983. Edited by C. J. Bird and M. A. Ragan, Dr W. Junk Publishers MARGARET N. CLAYTON Proceedings of the First International Polychaete Conference, Sydney, Australia, July 1983 Edited by P. A. Hutchings ROBIN WILSON     

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Recent Advances in Anaerobic Bacteriology (1987). Edited by S.P. Borriello, J.M. Hardie, B.S. Drasar, B.I. Duerden, M.J. Hudson & R.J. Lysons.
Current Topics in Medical Mycology (1988). Volume 2. Edited by M.R. McGinnis
Advances in Biotechnological Processes Vol. 6 (1986). Edited by Avshalom Mizrahi
The Health Service Use of Ethylene Oxide Sterilization. Edited by G.A.J. Ayliffe, N.F. Cripps, C.E.A. Deverill & R.H. George
Biotechnology of Waste Treatment and Exploitation (1987). Edited by John M. Sidwick & Roger S. Holdom
Animal Cell Technology, Principles and Products (1987). By M. Butler
Methods in Aquatic Bacteriology (1988). Edited by B. Austin
Homeostatic Mechanisms in Microorganisms (1988). Edited by R. Whittenbury, G.W. Gould, J.G. Banks & R.G. Board
Lecture Notes on Medical Virology (1987). By D.J. Jeffries
Urinary Tract Infections (1987). By J.R. Dalton & E.J. Bergquist
Quality Control and Assurance in Clinical Laboratories (1988). Edited by A.D. Farr
Disinfection in Veterinary and Farm Animal Practice (1987). Edited by A.H. Linton, W.B. Hugo & A.D. Russell     

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Atlas of Mapped Distributions of Dominance and Modern Pollen Percentages for Important Tree Taxa of Eastern North America . By P. A. D elcourt , H. R. D elcourt and T. W ebb III.
New Manual of Bryology. Volume 1. Edited by R. M. S chuster .
The Ecology and Physiology of the Fungal Mycelium. Edited by D. H. J ennings and A. D. M. R ayner .
Isotopes and Radiation in Agricultural Sciences. Edited by M. E. L'A nnunziata and J. O. L egg .
The Physiology of Flowering Plants : their growth and development . Third edition. By H. E. S treet and H. Ö pik .
Reconstructing Quaternary Environments. By J. J. L owe and M. J. C. W alker .
European Mires. Edited by P. M oore .
Compartments in Algal Cells and Their Interaction. (Proceedings in Life Sciences Series.) Edited by W. W iessner , D. G. R obinson and R. C. S tarr .
Chloroplast Metabolism. By B arry H alliwell .
Flooding and Plant Growth. Ed. by T. T. K ozlowski .
Mode of Action of Antifungal Agents. Ed. by A. P. J. T rinci and J. F. R yley .
Disease Resistance in Plants. By J. E. V anderplank .     

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OXFORD SURVEYS OF PLANT MOLECULAR AND CELL BIOLOGY, Vol. 2. Edited by B. J. M iflin
ETHYLENE AND PLANT DEVELOPMENT. Edited by J. A. R oberts & G. A. T ucker
PERSPECTIVES ON PLANT POPULATION ECOLOGY. Edited by R. D irzo & J. S arukhan
ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS OF THE GEOBIOSPHERE. I. ECOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES IN GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE. By H. W alter & S.-W. B reckle
SEEDS. PHYSIOLOGY OF DEVELOPMENT AND GERMINATION. By J. D. B ewley & M. B lack
REGULATION OF CARBON PARTITIONING IN PHOTOSYNTHETIC TISSUE. Edited by R. L. H eath & J. P reiss     

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BASIC FOOD MICROBIOLOGY (1979). G. J. Banwart.
BACTERIA AND HUMAN DISEASE (1979). J. M. Slack and I. S. Snyder.
ANTIBIOTICS. Volume 5 (in two parts). PART 1: MECHANISM OF ACTION OF ANTIBACTERIAL AGENTS. PART 2: MECHANISM OF ACTION OF ANTIEUKARYOTIC AND ANTIVIRAL COMPOUNDS (1979). Part 1, 376 pp., Part 2, 470 pp. Edited by F. E. Hahn.
COMBINED ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY (1979). Edited by W. Brumfitt, L. Curcio and L. Silvestri.
DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY OF PROKARYOTES (1979). Edited by J. H. Parish.
ADHESION OF MICRO-ORGANISMS TO SURFACES (1979). Edited by D. C. Ellwood, J. Melling and P. Rutter.
MICROBIAL CLASSIFICATION AND IDENTIFICATION (1980). Edited by M. Goodfellow and R. G. Board.
FUNDAMENTALS OF FOOD CANNING TECHNOLOGY (1979). J. M. Jackson and B. M. Shinn.
MICROTUBULES (1979). Edited by K. Roberts and J. S. Hyams.
FOOD-BORNE INFECTIONS AND INTOXICATIONS (1979). Edited by H. Riemann and F. L. Bryan.
REGULATION OF MACROMOLECULAR SYNTHESIS BY LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT MEDIATORS (1979). Edited by G. Koch and D. Richter.     

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S afety in C linical and B iomedical L aboratories (1988). Edited by C.H. Collins.
L aboratory -A cquired I nfections (1988). 2nd edn By C.H. Collins.
P athologic D iagnosis of F ungal , A ctinomycetal and A lgal I nfections (1988). By Francis W. Chandler & John C. Watts.
A ctinomycetes in B iotechnology (1988). Edited by M. Goodfellow, S.T. Williams & N. Mordarski.
I mmobilized B iocatalysts (1988). By Winfried Hartmeier.
B acterial C ell S urface T echniques (1988). By I. Hancock & Ian Poxton.
M icro -O rganisms in A ction : C oncepts and A pplications in M icrobiological E cology (1988). Edited by J.M. Lynch & J.E. Hobbie.
N itrification (1987). Edited by J.I. Prosser.
A naerobic B acteria (1987). By K.T. Holland, J.S. Knapp & J.G. Shoesmith.
G onococci and M eningococci (1988). Edited by J.T. Poolman, H.C. Zanen, T.F. Meyer, I.E. Heckles, P.R.H. Makela, H. Smith & E.C. Beuvery.     

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Book reviews in this article: Fauna of Australia. Vol. IB. Mammalia Edited by D. W. Walton and B. J. Richardson. Plant Physiological Ecology: Field Methods and Instrumentation Edited by R. W. Pearcy, J. Ehleringer, H. A. Mooney and P. W. Rundel. Fire in the Tropical Biota: Ecosystem Processes and Global Challenges Edited by J. G. Goldammer. Nature Conservation 2: The Role of Corridors Edited by D. A. Saunders and R. J. Hobbs.     

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BIOLOGICAL MONITORING OF HEAVY METAL POLLUTION . By M. H. M artin & P. J. C oughtrey
PLANT CELL STRUCTURE AND METABOLISM . 2nd edn. By J. L. H all , T. J. F lowers & R. M. R oberts
PLANT CELL AND TISSUE CULTURE—A LABORATORY MANUAL . By J. R einert & M. M. Y eoman
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, NEW SERIES, VOLUME 12A. PHYSIOLOGICAL ECOLOGY I. PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTM . Edited by O. L. L ange , P. S. N obel , C. B. O smond & H. Z eigler
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, NEW SERIES, VOLLIME 12B. PHYSIOLOGICAL PLANT ECOLOGY II. WATER RELATIONS AND CARBON ASSIMILATION . Edited by O. L. L ange , P. S. N obel , C. B. O smond & H. Z iegler
THE MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PLANT DEVELOPMENT . Edited by H. S mith & D. G rieson
SIMULATION OF PLANT GROWTH AND CROP PRODUCTION . Edited by F. W. T. P enning D e V ries & H. H. V an L aar
TRENDS IN PHOTOB1OLOGY . Edited by C. H elene , M. C harlier , TH. M ontenay -G arestier & G. L austriant
VICIA FAB A : PHYSIOLOGY AND BREEDING . Edited by R. T hompson
ENVIRONMENT AND PLANT ECOLOGY 2nd edn. By J. R. E therington