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L epiksaar , J.; H einrich , D.: Untersuchungen an Fischresten aus der frühmittelalterlichen Siedlung Haithabu. Berichte über die Ausgrabungen in Haithabu.
C lutton -B rock , T. H. (Ed.): Primate Ecology. Studies of feeding and ranging behaviour in lemurs, monkeys and apes.
Unsere schöne Vogelwelt in Garten, Feld und Wald. Zeichn. v. L ambert , T erence . Texte v. M itchell , A lan ; E lzen , R enate van den .
T henius , E.: Meere und Länder im Wechsel der Zeiten. Die Palaeogeographie als Grundlage der Biogeographie. Verstandliche Wissenschaft.     

A lipid transfer protein that transfers lipid

Very few lipid transfer proteins (LTPs) have been caught in the act of transferring lipids in vivo from a donor membrane to an acceptor membrane. Now, two studies (Halter, D., S. Neumann, S.M. van Dijk, J. Wolthoorn, A.M. de Maziere, O.V. Vieira, P. Mattjus, J. Klumperman, G. van Meer, and H. Sprong. 2007. J. Cell Biol. 179:101-115; D'Angelo, G., E. Polishchuk, G.D. Tullio, M. Santoro, A.D. Campli, A. Godi, G. West, J. Bielawski, C.C. Chuang, A.C. van der Spoel, et al. 2007. Nature. 449:62-67) agree that four-phosphate adaptor protein 2 (FAPP2) transfers glucosylceramide (GlcCer), a lipid that takes an unexpectedly circuitous route.     

Comments on the paper "A statistical assessment of differences and equivalences between genetically modified and reference plant varieties" by van der Voet et al. 2011

ABSTRACT: van der Voet et al. (2011) describe statistical methodology that the European Food Safety Authority expects an applicant to adopt when making a GM crop regulatory submission. Key to their proposed methodology is the inclusion of reference varieties in the experimental design to provide a measure of natural variation amongst commercially grown crops. While taking proper account of natural variation amongst commercial varieties in the safety assessment of GM plants makes good sense, the methodology described by the authors is shown here to be fundamentally flawed and consequently cannot be considered fit for purpose in its current form.     

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Book reviewed in this article: Tortricid pests: Their biology, natural enemies and control . Edited by L. P. S. van der Geest & H. H. Evenhuis. Viruses of invertebrates . Edited by E. Kurstak The making of a fly: the genetics of animal design . By Peter A. Lawrence     

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A Dictionary of the Flowering Plants and Ferns . By the late J. C. W illis . Seventh edition, revised by H. K. A iry S haw .
The Principles of Pollination Ecology . By K. F aegri and L. van D er P ijl .
Studies in Biology, No. 5, Plant Taxonomy . By V. H. H eywood .
Deadly Harvest . By J ohn M. K ingsbury .
Plant Physiology . By H enrik G. L undegardh . Translated by F. M. I rvine , Translation edited by W. O. J ames .
The Biology of Lichens . By M ason E. H ale J r . In: Contemporary Biology Series, General editors E. J. W. B arrington and A. J. W illis .
Plant Biology Today . Second edition. Ed. by W. A. J ensen and L. G. K avaljian .
Organisation in Plants . Second edition. By B. M. B aron .
Fortschritte der Botanik , Band 28. Ed. by E. B ünning , H. E llenberg , K. E sser , H. M erxmuller and P. S itte .
Taxonomy of Flowering Plants . Second edition. By C. L. P orter .
The Study of Biology . By J. J. W. B aker and G. E. A llen .
Experiments in the Study of Biology . By J. J. W. B aker , G. E. A llen , E. G age and S. K. W ebster .
Grundriss der Phytopathologie iind des Pflanzenschutzes . By H ans -A lfred K irchner .
Bibliography of Seeds . Compiled and edited by L. V. B arton .
Pollen Grains of Western Himalaxan Plants . By P. K. K. N air .
Families of Flowering Plants in Ethiopia . By W. C. B urger .     

Evidence for corticotropin releasing factor (CRF) synthesis in the preoptic nucleus of Xenopus laevis tadpoles

Summary For the study of the hypothalamo-hypophysial system of Xenopus laevis tadpoles, hypothalamic lesions were made by means of the electrocoagulation technique. Lesioning of the ventral region of the preoptic nucleus resulted in a decrease of the number of ACTH cells in the pars distalis of the pituitary gland and in a diminution of the PAS-positive reaction of these cells. In addition, regeneration of the neurosecretory cells of the ventral region of the preoptic nucleus observed 6 weeks after lesioning was accompanied by the reappearance of normal PAS-positive ACTH cells in the pars distalis. It is suggested that the neurosecretory cells of the ventral region of the preoptic nucleus of Xenopus laevis tadpoles are related to the ACTH synthesizing cells, probably by producing CRF.Dedicated to Prof. Dr. med. W. Bargmann on the occasion of his 70th birthdayThe authors thank Prof. Dr. J.C. van de Kamer for his interest, Prof. Dr. P.G.W.J. van Oordt for his many helpful comments, and Messrs. H. van Kooten, E. van der Vlist, J.J. van der Vlis and M.C.A. van Pinxteren for preparing the illustrations     

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Restoration Ecology in Europe Krystyna M. Urbanska and Krystyna Grodzinskn, editors
Ecology and Management of Invasive Riverside Plants Louise C. de Wnal, Lois E. Child, P. Max Wnde, and Joint H. Brock, editors
Restoring Prairie Wetlands: An Ecological Approach Susan G. Galatowitsch and Arnold G. van der Valk     

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Müller -Schwarze , D; Mozell , M. M. (Ed.): Chemical Signals in Vertebrates. Sussman , M.: Molekularbiologie und Entwicklung. Aus d. Amerik. von Ulrike Ponta . Heiligenberg , W.: Principles of Electrolocation and Jamming Avoidance in Electric Fish. A Neuroethological Approach. Vol. 1 of “Studies of Brain Function”. Ed. by V. Braitenberg ; H. B. Barlow ; E. Florey ; O.-J. Grüsser ; H. van der Loos . Strack , H. B.: übungs-Fragen Biologie. Mit Beiträgen von G. Czihak , C. Hauenschild , W. Haupt , H. F. Linskens , P. Sitte , H. Ziegler . Burdon , R. H.: RNS-Biosynthese. Aus d. Engl. von I. Horn . Dumpert , K.: Das Sozialleben der Ameisen. Berlin u. Hamburg: Paul Parey 1978. “Pareys Studientexte” 18. 253 S., 95 Abb., Bal. brosch. DM 26,-. Verhandlungen der Deutschen Zoologischen Gesellschaft. 70. Jahresversammlung vom 31. 5.-4. 6. 1977 in Erlangen. Im Auftrag der Gesellschafi hrsg. v. W. Rathmayer . Mit Beiträgen von zahlr. intern. Fachspezialisten. Billings , W. D.; Golley , F.; Lange , O. L.; Olson , J. S. (Ed.): Ecological Studies. Analysis and Synthesis. Vol. 20: Theories of Populations in Biological Communitise. By F. B. Christiansen ; T. M. Fenchel . Gotze , D. (Ed.): The Major Histocompatibility System in Man an Animals. With contributions by E. D. Albert , H. Balner , N. Cohen , N. H. Collins , C. S. David , M. E. Dorf , W. R. Duncan , A. F. Geczy , D. Götze , H. Grosse -Wilde , E. Günther , K. Hála , P. Iványi , J. Klein , O. Stark , J. W. Streitlein , H. M. Vriesendorp and A. L. de Weck . Nachtigall W.: Physiology of movement - Biomechanics. Bd. 24, H. 2–3. Dr. H. G. Bronns Klassen und Ordnungen desTierreichs. II. Bd.: Spongiara, Coelenterata, Enchinodermata. II. Abt.: Coelenterata. 2. Buch: Scyphomedusa, 8. Lfg.: Bibliographie. Hrsg. v. Thiel . Gould : Ontogeny and Phylogeny. Urich , K.: Vergleichende Physiologie der Tiere. Stoff- und Energiewechsel. 3., neu überarb. Aufl. Sammlung Göschen Bd. 2609.     

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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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The Moss Flora of Britain and Ireland. By A. J. E. S mith .
Atlas of Ferm of the British Isles. Ed. by A. C. J ermy , H. R. A rnold , L ynne F arrell and F. H. P erring .
Barley. By D. E. B riggs .
The Potato Crop: the Scientific Basis for Improvement. Ed. by P. M. H arris .
Plant Anatomy. Part I. Cells and Tissues. 2nd Edition. By E lizabeth G. C utter . Edward Arnold:
Isolation of Plant Growth Substances. Ed. by J. R. H illman .
The Selenastrum capricornutum Printz Algal Assay Bottle Test: Experimental Design, Application, and Data Interpretation Protocol. By W illiam E. M iller , J oseph C G reene and T amotsu S hiroyama .
Algen: Einführung in die Phykologie. By C hristiaan van D en H oek     

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The Biology of Mycorrhiza. By J. L. H arley .
Techniques for Plant Electron Microscopy by B. E. J uniper , A. J. G ilchrist and P. R. W illiams .
Dormancy and Survival. Ed. by H. W. W oolhouse .
Organization and Control in Procaryotic and Eucaryotic Cells. Ed. by H. P. C harles and B. C. J. G. K night .
The Induction of Flowering. Ed. by L. T. E vans .
Anatomy of the Monocotyledons. Ed. by C. R. M etcalfe
Population Dynamics. By M aurice S olomon .
Chemical and Botanical Guide to Lichen Products. BY C hicita F. C ulberson .
Drawings of British Plants; Part XXVI: Polygonaceae-Buxaceae. By S tella R oss -C raig .
The Native Cacti of California. By L yman B enson .
Lehrbuch der Pflanzenphysiologie . By H. M ohr .
Experimente zur Pfianzenphysiologie . By P eter S chopfer .
Biologie de la vigne . By F. B ugnon and R. B essis
La Phyllotaxie . By J.-E. L oiseau .
Leven en werk van Hugo de Vries . By P. H. W. A. M. de V eer .
Chemical Analysis of Leaves and other Organs of Theobroma cacao L. as a Means of Diagnosing Fertiliser Requirements . By T. E ernstman .
Cactus-Feeding Insects and Mites . By J ohn M ann .
Bredin-Archbold-Smithsonian Biological Survey of Dominica. Myxotnycetes from Dominica . By M arie L. F arr .
A Revision of the Genus Camissonia (Onagraceae) . By P eter H. R aven .
Protoplasmatologia . Band VIII/7/b. Aktiver Transport (Kurzstreckentransport bet Pflan-zen) . By U. L uttge .
Protoplasmatologia . Band VIII/8. Sekretion und Exkretion bei Pflanzen. By E. S ciinepf .
Protoplasmatologia . Band II/C/6. Die Hydration und Hydratur des Protoplasmas der Pflanzen und Hire öko-physiologische Bedeutung. By H. W alter und K. K reeb .     

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A Course in Biology . By J. J. B aker and G. E. A llen .
Papers on Plant Systematics . By R. O rnduff .
Die Entstehung der Arten und hoheren Kategorien . By H. L amprecht .
Flora of Iraq , Vol. 9. Gramineae . By N. L. B or . (Ed. by C. C. T ownsend and E van G uest , with the collaboration of A li A l -R awi ).
Wild Elowers of North Carolina . By W illiam S. J ustice and C. R itchie B ell .
The Lichen Genera Cetrelia and Platismatia ( Parmeliaceae ). By W. L. C ulberson and C. F. C ulberson .
Essays on Form in Plants . By C. W. W ardlaw .
Crop Responses to Water at Different Stages of Growth . By P. J. S alter and J. E. G oode .
Protons, Electrons, Phosphorylation and Active Transport . By R. N. R obertson .
Encyclopedia of Plant Physiology, XVIII, Sexuality: Reproduction; Alternation of Generations . General editor, W. R uhland ; sub-editor for this volume, H. F. L inskens .
Annual Review of Plant Physiology , Vol. 19. 1968. By L. M achlis (Ed.).
Biophysical Technique as Applied to Cell Biology . By J. C hayen and E. E. D enby .
The Measurement of Environmental Factors in Terrestrial Ecology . British Ecological Society Symposium No. 8. Ed. by R. M. W adsworth et al .
Guide to the Check Sheet for IBP Areas . IBP Handbook No. 4. By G. E. P eterken .     

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Book reviewed in this article: Schneider , H.: Hypothese, Experiment, Theorie. Zum Selbstverständnis der Naturwissenschaft. Krsi? , R. V.: Die Gewebe des Menschen und der Säugetiere. Ein Atlas zum Studium für Mediziner und Biologen. Cardozo , A.: Bibliografia de los Camelidos Sudamericanos. Chivers , D. J.; Joysey , K. A. (Eds.): Recent Advances in Primatology. Senglaub , K.: Wildhunde Haushunde. Mit 40 Farbtafeln von Reiner Zieger . Evolution of Insect Migration and Diapause. Ed. H. Dingle . With contributions by H. Dingle , M. H. Hoy , C. A. Istock , J. Lumme , S. Masaki , R. C. Rainey , M. A. Rankin , C. Solbreck , T. R. E. Southwood , C. A. Tauber , M. J. Tauber , K. Vepsäläinen , G. P. Waldbauer . Higgins , L. G.; Riley , N. D.: Die Tagfalter Europas und Nordafrikas. Ein Taschenbuch für Biologen und Naturfreunde. Übers. u. bearb. von W. Forster . 2. neubearb. und ergänzte Auflage. Sambraus , H. H. (Hrsg.): Nutztierethologie. Das Verhalten landwirtschaftlicher Nutztiere. Eine angewandte Verhaltenskunde für die Praxis. Unter Mitarbeit von H. Brummer ; G. van Putten ; M. Schäfer ; G. Wennrich. Apfelbach , R.; Döhl , J.: Verhaltensforschung. Eine Einführung. Limnofauna Europaea. Ed. by J. Illies . Peters , G.: Vergleichende Untersuchungen zur Lautgebung einiger Feliden (Mammalia, Felidae). Myriapoda. III. Internationaler Kongreß für Myriapodologie, Hamburg, 3.-9. April 1975. Editor: Prof. Dr. Otto Kraus . Brodal , A.; Hild , W.; Limborgh , J. van ; Ortmann , R.; Schiebler , T. H.; Töndury , G.; Wolff , E. (Eds.): Advances in Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology. Vol. 54, Part 6: Internal Ear Angioarchitectonic of Serpents. By M. Lüdicke . Precht , W.: Neuronal Operations in the Vestibular System. Piiper , J. (Ed.): Proceedings in Life Sciences. Handbook of Sensory Physiology. Ed. Board: H. Autrum , R. Jung , W. R. Loewenstein , D. M. Mac Kay and H. L. Teuber . Vol. 7, Part 5: The Visual System in vertebrates. By A. Hughes , F. Crescitelli , D. J. Eder , A. M. Granada , D. I. Hamasaki , K. Holmberg , N. A. Locket , W. N. Mc Farland , D. B. Meyer and W. R. A. Muntz . Ed. by F. Crescitelli . Bateson , P. P. G.; Klopfer , P. H. (Eds.)     

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E rben , H. K.: Die Entwicklung der Lebewesen. Spielregeln der Evolution. R einboth , R. (Ed.): Intersexuality in the Animal Kingdom.
The Sea Urchin Embryo. Biochemistry and Morphogenesis. Hrsg. von G. C zihak unter Mitwirkung von R. P eter . Vorwort von J. B rachet .
The Blood of Sheep. Composition and Function. Ed. by M. H. B lunt . With contributions by M. H. B lunt , R. I. C ox , C. C. C urtain , J. D. D argie , K. A. F erguson , P. H. H olmes , T. H. J. H uisman , W. M. F. L eat , D. B. L indsay , W. V. M acfarlane , E. W. M oodie and E. M. T ucker .
S tephan , H.: Allocortex. Handbuch der mikroskopischen Anatomie des Menschen. Begründet von W. v. M öllendorf , fortgeführt von W. B argmann . Bd. 4, Teil 9.     

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Book reviewed in this article: Solbrig, O. T., und D. J. Solbrig (1979): Introduction to Population Biology and Evolution (Populationsbiologie und Evolution, einc Einführung). Lorenz. K. (1979): Das Jahr der Graueans (The year of the grevlag goose). Schneider, E. (1978): Der Feldhase. Biologie — Verhalten — Hege und Jagd. (The brown hare. Wayre, Ph. (1979): The private life of the Otter (Das Leben des Fischotters). Blendinger, W. (1980): Psychologie und Verhaltensweisen des Pferdes (mit Vergleichen aus der Psychologie anderer Tiere und des Menschen). Winn, H. E., und B. L. Olla, eds. (1979): Behavior of Marine Animals. Brewer, St. (1978): Die Affenschule. Neue Wege der Wildtierforschung. Mit einem Vorwort von J. Goodall. Watson, P. F., ed. (1978): Artificial breeding of non-domestic animals (Zucht von Wildtieren). Teutsch, G. M., E. von Loeper, G. Martin, J. Müller, unter Mitarbeit von A. Nabholz, G. van Putten und H. H. Sambraus (1979). Syme, G. J., unci L. A. Syme (1979): Social structure in farm animals (Über die Sozialstruktur bei landwirtschaftlichen Nutztieren). Zippel, H. P., ed. (1973): Memory and Transfer of Information (Gedächtnis und Übertragung von Lerninhalten).     

Isolation of the Rhizobium leguminosarum NodF nodulation protein: NodF carries a 4''-phosphopantetheine prosthetic group.

Rhizobium species produce a protein product of the nodF gene that has a limited but recognizable homology to the well-characterized acyl carrier protein (ACP) of Escherichia coli. NodF functions together with NodE in generating a host-specific response to the plant host in the interchange of signals leading to the effective nodulation of roots (H.P. Spaink, J. Weinman, M.A. Djordjevic, C.A. Wijffelman, R.J.H. Okker, and B. J.J. Lugtenberg, EMBO J. 8:2811-2818, 1989; B. Scheres, C. van de Wiel, A. Zalensky, B. Horvath, H. Spaink, H. van Eck, F. Zwartkruis, A.M. Wolters, T. Gloudemans, A. van Kammen, and T. Bisseling, Cell 60:281-294, 1990). The nodFE region of Rhizobium leguminosarum has been cloned into a multicopy plasmid and has been shown in R. leguminosarum to code for a flavonoid-inducible protein that is effectively labeled by radioactive beta-alanine added to the growth medium. After purification, the labeled protein migrates as a single band with an apparent molecular weight of 5,000 during sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, more rapidly than E. coli ACP. In contrast, in native gels the protein is resolved into two bands, both identified as NodF by analysis of the amino terminus and both migrating more slowly than E. coli ACP. Pulse-chase experiments with labeled beta-alanine suggested that the slower-moving band may be the precursor of the faster band. The NodF protein carries a 4'-phosphopantetheine as a prosthetic group. A NodF fusion protein under the control of the lac promoter is expressed in E. coli and is labeled with beta-alanine, indicating that it is recognized by the ACP synthase of E. coli. The ACP phosphodiesterase of E. coli, which catalyzes the release of phosphopantetheine from E. coli ACP, does not remove phosphopantetheine from NodF.     

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Book Reviewed in this article: Osche, G. (1966): Die Welt der Parasiten. Frisch, Karl v. (1965): Tanzsprache und Orientierung der Bienen. Reichenbach-Klinke, H. H. (1963): Krankheiten der Reptilien. Reichenbach-Klinke, H. , und E. Elkan (1965): The principal diseases of lower vertebrates. Griffin, D. R. (1964): Bird migration, the biology and physics of orientation behavior. Kaestner, A. (1965): Lehrbuch der Speziellen Zoologie. Kühn, A. (1965): Vorlesungen über Entwicklungsphysiologie. Lorenz, K. (1966): Stammes- und kulturgeschichtliche Ritenbildung. Hafez, E. S. (1962): The Behaviour of domestic animals. Hassenstein, B. (1965): Biologische Kybernetik. Bally, G. (1966): Vom Spielraum der Freiheit. Strohmeyer, C. (1959): Schweinekomödie.     

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W ickler , W.: Mimikry. Nachahmung und Täuschung in der Natur .
Allgemeine Zoologie . Begründet von A lfred K uhn , neu bearb. von E rnst H adorn und R üdiger W ehner .
Computer Programming in Quantitative Biology . By R. G. D avies .
Synopsis of Animal Classification . By R. B. C lark and A. L. P anchen .
Vergleichende Anatomie der Wirbeltiere . Von A. S. R omer .
B enirschke , K.; Hsu, T. C.: Chromosome Atlas :
Zentralblatt für Veterinärmedizin . Reihe C:
T hornton , J an : Darwin's Islands .
M ohr , H ans und S itte , P eter : Molekulare Grundlagen der Entwicklung .
The Biology of Lampreys . Hrsgeg. von M. W. H ardisty und I. C. P otter .
G ray , A. P.: Mammalian Hybrids. 2 .
Journal of Human Evolution . Hrsgeg. von A. B. C hiarelli .