Book reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
R etroviruses : S trategies of R eplication (1990). Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology No. 157. Edited by R. Swanstrom & P. K. Vogt.
T rafficking of B acterial T oxins (1990). By Catharine B. Saelinger.
C linical and M olecular A spects of A naerobes (1990). Edited by S.P. Borriello.
B acterial P rotein T oxins (1990). Edited by R. Rappouli, J.E. Alouf, P. Falmagne, F.J. Fehrenbach, J. Freer, R. Gross, J. Jeljaszewicz, C. Montecucco, M. Tomasi, T. Wadstrom & B. Witholt.
H elicobacter P ylori , G astritis and P eptic U lcer (1990). Edited by P. Malferheiner & H. Ditschuneit.     

Book reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
T he R umen E cosystem : T he M icrobial M etabolism and its R egulation (1990). Edited by S. Hoshino, R. Onodera, H. Minato & H. Itabashi.
M olecular B iological M ethods for B acillus : M odern M icrobiological M ethods (1990). Edited by C.R. Harwood & S.M. Cutting.
B acillus subtilis : M olecular B iology and I ndustrial A pplication (1989). Edited by B. Maruo & H. Yoshikawa.
M olecular P arasitology (1990). By J.E. Hyde.
F undamental V irology (1990). Second edition. Edited by B.N. Fields, D.M. Knipe, R.M. Chanock, M.S. Hirsch, J.L. Melnick & T.P. Monath.     

Books

A lstrom , P., C olston , P. & L ewington , I. 1991, A Field Guide to the Rare Birds of Britain and Europe
A mos , E.J.R. 1991. A Guide to The Birds of Bermuda
B enito -E spinal .E. 1990. OiseauxdesPetites Antilles. Birds of the West Indies
D owner , A. & S utton , R. 1990. Birds of Jamaica: Field guide
B irkhead , T.R. & M øller , A.P. 1992. Sperm Competition in Birds: Evolutionary causes and consequences
B rooke , M. & B irkhead , T. (eds) 1991. The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Ornithology
F orshaw J. (ed.) 1991. Encyclopedia of Animals: Birds
D eeming , D.C. & F erguson , M.W.J, (eds) 1991. Egg Incubation: its effects on embryonic development in birds and reptiles
D owner , A. & S utton , R. 1990. Birds of Jamaica: Field guide
F ehr , H. 1991. Die Vögel in Norden des Kreises Aachen
F inlayson , M. & M oser . M. (EDS) 1991. Wetlands
F orshaw . J. (ED) 1991. Encyclopedia of Animals: Birds
H epper . P.G. (ed.) 1991. Kin Recognition
H eches R.N. (ed.) 1990. Behavioural Mechanisms of Food Selection
J obling , J.A. 1991. A Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names
J ohnsgard , P. 1991 Crane Music. A natural history of American cranes
L ohmann , M. & R utschke , E. 1991. Vogelparadiese: 170 Biotope in Deutschland. Band 3: Ost- und Mitteldeutschland
L ongmore , W. 1991. Honeyeaters and their Allies of Australia
M aclean . G. L. 1990. Ornithology for Africa
Pinowski. J. K avanagh , B.P. & G orski . W. (eds) 1991. Nestling Mortality of Granivorous Birds due to Microorganisms and Toxic Substances
S ibley . C.G. & M onroe . B.L., Jr. 1990. Distribution and Taxonomy of Birds of the World
V oisin , C, 1991. The Herons of Europe     

Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Ristau , C. A., ed. (1991): Cognitive ethology, the minds of other animals (Cognitive Verhaltensforschung. Tamarin , R. H., R. S. Ostfeld , S. R. Pugh , & G. Bujalska, eds. Renouf , D., ed. (1991): Behavior of pinnipeds (Robbenverhalten). Piechocki , R. (1990): Die Wildkatze: Felis silvestris . Thapar , V. (Text), & F. Singh Rathore (Fotos) (1989): Tiger. Domico , T. (Text), & M. Newman (Fotos) (1990): Die Bären der Welt (Bears of the world). Martin , C. (1991): The rainforests of West Africa (Die Regenwälder Westafrikas). Emmons , L. H., & F. Feer (1990): Neotropical rainforest mammals – A field guide (Säugetiere des neotropischen Regenwaldes – Ein Feldführer). Dalton , S., G. Bernard (Fotos), & A. Mitchell (Text) (1991): Paradies Regenwald. Niemitz , C., ed. (1991): Das Regenwaldbuch (The rain forest book).     

BOOK REVIEWS

Brusca, R. C. & Brusca, G. J. 1990. Invertebrates. Sinauer, Sunderland, Massachusetts
Miller, H. R. P. (ed.) 1990. Immunity to and Diagnosis of Internal Parasitism . Vol. 9, no. 2. Revue Scientifiqueet Technique, Ofie International Des Epizootics . Office International Des Epizootics, Paris, France.
Preston, T. M., King, C. A. & Hyams, J. S. 1990. The Cytoskeleton and Cell Motility . Chapman and Hall, New York, New York.     

Books

Book reviewed in this article:
B eehler , B.M. 1991. A Naturalist in New Guinea
B erthold , P. 1990. Vogelzug: eine kurze. aktuelle Gesamtübersicht
B ezzel , E. & P rinzinger , R. 1990. Ornithologie
B ub , H. 1991. Bird Trapping and Bird Banding
B urger , J. (ed.). 1988
B urke , T., D olf , G., J effreys , A.J. & W olff , R. (eds) 1991. DNA Fingerprinting: approaches and applications
C roxall , J.P. (ed.). 1991. Seabird Status and Conservation: a supplement
E rard , C. 1990. Ecologie et Comportement de Gobe-mouches
G alati , R. 1991. Golden-crowned Kinglets, Treetop Nesters of the North Woods
J ohnsgard , P.A. 1988. North American Owls: biology and natural history
J ohnsgard , P.A. 1991. Bustards. Hemipodes, and Sandgrouse: birds of dry places
K uroda , N. 1990. The Jungle Crows of Tokyo
L ekagul , B. & R ound , P.D. 1991. Birds of Thailand
L loyd , C. T asker , M.L. & P artridge , K. 1991. The Status of Seabirds in Britain and Ireland
L örhl , H. 1991. Die Haubenmeise
L oye , J. E. & Z uk , M. (eds) 1991. Bird-Parasite Interactions: ecology, evolution and behaviour
M itchell , A. 1989. The Fragile South Pacific: an ecological odyssey
O lney , P.J.S. & E llis , P. (eds) 1990. International Zoo Yearbook 1989, Vol. 29
O wen , M. & B lack , J.M. 1990. Waterfowl Ecology
R oberts , T.J. 1991. The Birds of Pakistan. Vol. 1; Regional studies and non-passeriformes
S chonn S., S cherzinger W., E xo K-L. & I lle R. 1991. Der Steinkauz. Athene noctua. Pp. 235, 139 monochrome photographs, 28 tables & 2 colour plates
S ibley , C.C. & A hlquist , J.E. 1990. Phylogeny and Classification of Birds: a study in molecular evolution
S kutch , A.F. 1991. Life of the Pigeon
S troud , D. & G lue , D. 1991. Britain's Birds in 1989–90: The conservation and monitoring review
Y eatman -B ekthelot , D. 1991. Atlas des Oiseaux de France en Hiver.     

Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Margulis, L., & R. Fester, eds. (1991): Symbiosis as a source of evolutionary innovation. Schwemmler, W. J. (1991): Symbiogenese als Motor der Evolution. Birkhead, T. R., & A. P. Møller (1992): Sperm competition in birds; evolutionary causes and consequences (Spermienkonkurrenz bei Vögeln; Evolutionäre Ursachen und Konsequenzen). Marzluff, J. M., & R. P. Balda (1992): The pinyon jay; behavioral ecology of a colonial and cooperative corvid (Der Nacktschnabelhäher. Burger, J., & M. Gochfeld (1991): The common tern: its breeding biology and social behavior (Die Flußseeschwalbe. Burger, J., & M. Gochfeld (1990): The black skimmer; social dynamics of a colonial species (Der amerikanische Scherenschnabel). Ratcliffe, D. (1990): Bird life of mountain and upland (Vogelleben im Hochland und Gebirge). Ueckermann, E. (1992): Das Sikawild. Vorkommen, Naturgeschichte und Bejagung (Sika deer. Norton, B. (1991): The African elephant — last days of Eden (Der afrikanische Elefant — in Gefahr). Kingdon, J. (1990): Arabian mammals — a natural history (Säugetiere Arabiens — eine Naturgeschichte). Redford, K. H., & J. F. Eisenberg (1992): Mammals of the Neotropics.     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article:
Gardiner, C. H., Fayer, R. & Dubey, J. P. 1988. An Atlas of Protozoan Parasites and Animal Tissues .
Bryant, C. & Behm, C. 1990. Biochemical Adaptation in Parasites .
Dubey, J. P. & Beattie, C. P. 1988. Toxoplasmosis of Animals and Man .
Margulis, L., Corliss, J. O., Melkonian, M. & Chapmann, D. J. (ed.) (with 60 contributors). 1990. Handbook of Protoctistia .
Esch, G., Bush, A. & Aho, J. (ed.) 1990. Parasite Communities: Patterns and Processes .     

Short Notices

Burkardt, Nina. (1990) Opportunities to Protect Instream Flows and Wetland Uses of Water in Florida. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Biological Report
Wolff S.W., Wesche T.A., Harris D.D. & Hubert W.A. (1990) Brown trout population and habitat changes associated with increased minimum low flows in Douglas Creek, Wyoming. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Biological Report
Clark Donald R. Jr (1990) Dicofol (Kelthane) as an Environmental Contaminant: A Review. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Fish and Wildlife Technical Report
Todd Thomas N. (1990) Genetic differentiation of walleye stocks in Lake St. Clair and western Lake Erie. United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service. Fish and Wildlife Technical Report
Hudson Patrick L., Lenat David R., Caldwell Broughton A. & Smith David (1990) Chiro-nomidae of the Southeastern United States: a checklist of species and notes on biology, distribution and habitat. United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service. Fish and Wildlife Research
Eisler Ronald (1990) Chlordane hazards to fish, wildlife and invertebrates: a synoptic review. United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service. Biological Report
Eisler Ronald (1990) Paraquat hazards to fish, wildlife and invertebrates: a synoptic review. United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service. Biological Report
Gopal Brij. (Ed.) (1990) Ecology and Management of Aquatic Vegetation in the Indian Subcontinent     

Book Review

Book reviewed in this articles:
Battarbee, R.W., Mason, Sir John, Renberg, I. & Tailing, J.F. (1990) Palaeolimnology and Lake Acidification .     

Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Wehner , R., & W. Gehring (1990): Zoologie (Zoology). 22. vòllig neu bearbeitete Auflage. Thieme-Verlag Stuttgart — New York. 816 S., 406 zweifarbige Abb., 30 Tab., DM 48,—. Schmidt-Nielsen , K. (1990): Animal physiology: adaptation and environment (Tierphysiologie: Anpassung una Umwelt). Wünnenberg , W. (1990): Physiologie des Winterschlafes (The physiology of hibernation). Mammalia depicta, H. 14. Verlag Paul Parey, Hamburg—Berlin. Scheiba , B. (1990): Schwimmen, Laufen, Fliegen: Die Bewegung der Tiere (Swimming, running, flying: animal locomotion). Mit 120 Zeichnungen von M. Kleinwächter und M. Lissmann . H. Deutsch, Frankfurt/Main, Urania, Leipzig/Jena/Berlin. Norbere , U. M. (1990): Vertebrate flight (Wirbeltierflug). Zoophysiology, Vol. 27. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. Brain , P. F., S. Parmigiani , R. Blanchard , & D. Mainardi, eds. (1990): Fear and defence (Angst und Verteidigung). Harwood Academic Publishers, Chur, Switzerland. Fersen , L. v. (1989): Kognitive Prozesse bei Tauben (Columba livia) (Cognitive processes in pigeons). Centaurus Verlagsgesellschaft, Pfaffenweiler. Peirce , C. S. (1988): Naturordnung und Zeichenprozeß. Schriften über Semiotik und Naturphilosophie (Evolutionary metaphysics of nature). Mit einem Vorwort von Ilya Prigogine . Herausgegeben und eingeleitet von Helmut Pape . (Aachener Studien zur Semiotik und Kommunikationsforschung Bd. 18) Alano Verlag, Aachen.     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
YEAST TECHNOLOGY (1989). Edited by J.F.T. Spencer & D.M. Spencer.
PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA INFECTION (1989). Edited by N. Hoiby, S.S. Pedersen, G. Shand, G. Doring & I.A. Holder.
HOSPITAL - ACQUIRED INFECTION (1990). 2nd Edition. By G.A.J. Ayliffe, B.J. Collins &L.J. Taylor.
VIROLOGY (1990). 2nd Edition. Edited by B.N. Fields, D.M. Knipe, R.M. Chanock, M.S. Hirsch, J.L. Melnick, T.P. Monath & B.Roizman.     

Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Eisner, N., & D. W. Richter, eds. (1992): Rhythmogenesis in neurons and networks (Rhythmogenese in Neuronen und Netzwerken). Thompson, R. F. (1990): Das Gehirn. Von den Nervenzellen zur Verhaltenssteuerung (The brain). Reichert, H. (1992): Introduction to neurobiology (Neurobiologie. Rowell, C. H. F. (1992): Locust neurobiology: a bibliography, 1871–1991 (Neurobiologie der Wanderheuschrecke: Eine Bibliographie). Green, B. G., J. R. Mason, & M. R. Kare, eds. (1990): Chemical senses; Vol. 2: Irritation (Chemische Sinne Bd. 2: Irritierende Reize). Webster, D. B., R. R. Fay & A. N. Popper, eds. (1992): The evolutionary biology of hearing (Evolutionsbiologie des Gehörs). Carpenter, G. A., & S. Grossberg, eds. (1992): Neural networks for vision and image processing (Neurale Netzwerke für Sehen und Bildwahrnehmung). Barlow, H., C. Blakemore, & M. Weston-Smith, eds. (1990): Images and understanding (Bilder und Verstehen). Mellor, D. H., ed. (1990): Ways of communicating (Formen der Verständigung). Dusenbery, D. B. (1992): Sensory ecology. How organisms acquire and respond to information (Sinnesökologie. Heinrich, B. (1993): Hot-blooded insects. Strategies and mechanisms of thermoregulation (Heißblütige Insekten. Strategien und Mechanismen der Thermoregulation). Krebs, J. R., & N. B. Davies, eds. (1991): Behavioural ecology; an evolutionary approach (Verhaltensökologie; ein evolutionärer Ansatz). Maynard Smith, J. (1992): Evolutionsgenetik (Evolutionary genetics. Oxford University Press, 1989. Stearns, S. C. (1992): The evolution of life histories (Evolution von Lebensabläufen). Gottlieb, G. (1992): Individual development and evolution. Archer, J. (1992): Ethology and human development (Ethologie und Entwicklungspsychologie). Sudhaus, W., & K. Rehfeld (1992): Einführung in die Phylogenetik und Systematik (Phylogenetics and systematics — an introductory textbook). Schmidt-Kittler, N., & K. Vogel, eds. (1991): Constructional morphology and evolution (Konstruktionsmorphologie und Evolution). Vogel, K. (1991): Konstruktionsmorphologie — Ein Schlüssel zum Verständnis der biologischen Evolution (Constructional morphology - a key to understanding biological evolution). Barth, F. G. (1992): “Technische” Perfektion in der belebten Natur (“Technical” perfection in living nature). del Hoyo, J., A. Elliott, & J. Sargatal, eds. (1992): Handbook of the birds of the world. Lebreton, J.-D., & Ph. M. North, eds. (1993): Marked individuals in the study of bird population (Individuelle Kennzeichnung von Vögeln für Populationsstudien). Bibby, C. J., N. D. Burgess, & D. A. Hill (1992): Bird census techniques (Methoden der Vogelzählung). The Observer 3.0, a software package for behavioural observations.     

Extracellular enzyme activity in anaerobic bacterial cultures: evidence of pullulanase activity among mesophilic marine bacteria.

The extracellular enzymatic activity of a mixed culture of anaerobic marine bacteria enriched on pullulan [alpha(1,6)-linked maltotriose units] was directly assessed with a combination of gel permeation chromatography (GPC) and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR). Hydrolysis products of pullulan were separated by GPC into three fractions with molecular weights of > or = 10,000, approximately 5,000, and < or = 1,200. NMR spectra of these fractions demonstrated that pullulan was rapidly and specifically hydrolyzed at alpha(1,6) linkages by pullulanase enzymes, most likely type II pullulanase. Although isolated pullulanase enzymes have been shown to hydrolyze pullulan completely to maltotriose (S. H. Brown, H. R. Costantino, and R. M. Kelly, Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 56:1985-1991, 1990; M. Klingeberg, H. Hippe, and G. Antranikian, FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 69:145-152, 1990; R. Koch, P. Zablowski, A. Spreinat, and G. Antranikian, FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 71:21-26, 1990), the smallest carbohydrate detected in the bacterial cultures consisted of two maltotriose units linked through one alpha(1,6) linkage. Either the final hydrolysis step was closely linked to substrate uptake, or specialized porins similar to maltoporin might permit direct transport of large oligosaccharides into the bacterial cell. This is the first report of pullulanase activity among mesophilic marine bacteria. The combination of GPC and NMR could easily be used to assess other types of extracellular enzyme activity in bacterial cultures.     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this issue. Bohn, U. & Neuhäusl, R. (eds.) 1990. Vegetation and Flora of Temperate Zones . viii+81 pp. SPB Academic Publishing, The Hague. ISBN 90–5103–034–7. Price: USD 16.-.     

Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Erber , J., R. Menzel , H.-J. Pflüger , & D. Todt, eds. (1989): Neural mechanisms of behavior (Neurale Mechanismen des Verhaltens). Bischof , H.-J. (1989): Neuroethologie (Neuroethology). Uni-Taschenbücher 1473, Verlag Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart. Reichert , H. (1990): Neurobiologie (Neurobiology). Georg Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart. Huber , F., T. E. Moore , & W. Loher, eds. (1989): Cricket behavior and neurobiology (Verhalten und Neurobiologie der Grillen). Lindauer , M. (1990): Botschaft ohne Worte. Wie Tiere sich verständigen (How animals communicate). Berthold , P. (1990): Vogelzug. Eine kurze, aktuelle Gesamtübersicht (Bird migration. A short up-to-date survey). Gwinner , E., ed. (1990): Bird migration. Physiology and ecophysiology (Vogelzug: Physiologie und Ökophysiologie). Alerstam , Th. (1990): Bird migration (Vogelzug). Crowcroft , P. (1991): Elton's ecologists. A history of the Bureau of Animal Population (Zur Geschichte der Populations-Forschung).     

Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Davis , L. S., & J. T. Darby, eds. (1990): Penguin biology (Biologie der Pinguine). Academic Press, London. Labhardt , F. (1990): Der Rotfucns (The red fox). Verlag Paul Parey, Berlin — Hamburg. Mech , L. D. (1990): Der weiße Wolf. Mit einem Wolfsrudel unterwegs in der Arktis (Arctic wolves. The pack). Frederking & Thaler, München. Sieg , J., & W. Wägele, eds. (1990): Fauna der Antarktis (Marine invertebrates of Antarctica). Verlag Paul Parey, Berlin und Hamburg. Selkirk , P. M., R. D. Seppelt , & D. R. Selkirk (1990): Subantarctic Macquarie Island (Die subantarktische Macquarie-Insel). Studies in polar research. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. Naveen , R., C. Monteath, T. de Roi , & M. Jones (1990): Wild ice — Antarctic journeys (Reisen in die Antarktis). Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington—London. Krause , G. (1990): Biogenetische Interphänotypen — Wegweiser durch die Stammeslinien der Tiere (Phylogeny as seen by a comparative embryologist). Verlag Paul Parey, Berlin — Hamburg. Jeßberger , R. (1990): Kreationismus. Kritik des modernen Antievolutionismus (Creationism. A criticism of modern anti-evolutionary thinking). Verlag Paul Parey, Berlin und Hamburg.     

Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Gould , J. L., & C. G. Gould (1989): Sexual selection (Sexuelle Selektion). Scientific American Library. W. H. Freeman and Comp. Ltd., Oxford, U.K. Gould , J. L., & C. G. Gould (1990): Partnerwahl im Tierreich. Sexualität als Evolutionsfaktor (Sexual selection, aus dem Amerikanischen übersetzt von Karl-Hans Taake). Spektrum der Wissenschaft-Verlagsgesellschaft Heidelberg. Skinner , J. D., & R. H. N. Smithers (1990): The mammals of the Southern African subregion. (Die Säugetiere des südlichen Afrika). 2. Auflage. University of Pretoria, Pretoria, Republic of South Africa. Hermann , H.-J. (1990): Die Buntbarsche der alten Welt. Tanganjikasee (Old World Cichlids: Lake Tanganjuka). 2. verbesserte Auflage. Verlag Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart. Wagener , V., & W. Lantermann (1990): Die afrikanischen Großpapageien (Large African parrots). Natur Verlag Augsburg. Moss , C. (1990): Die Elefanten vom Kilimandscharo. 13 Jahre im Leben einer Elefantenfainilie (Elephant memories. Thirteen years in the life of an elephant family. Elm Tree Books, William Morrow and Co, New York 1988). Übersetzt von Dr. Inge Schröder . Rasch und Röhring Verlag, Hamburg. Strum , S. C. (1990): Leben unter Pavianen. Fünfzehn Jahre in Kenia. (Almost human. A journey into the world of baboons. Aus dem Amerikanischen übersetzt von H. Pisibauer ). Mit Zeichnungen von Deborah Ross , Vorwort von G. B. Schaller . Verlag Paul Zsolnay Wien—Darmstadt. Munkenbeck Fragaszy , D., J. G. Robinson , & E. Visalberghi, eds. (1990): Adaptation and adaptability of capuchin monkeys (Anpassung und Anpassungsfähigkeit bei Kapuzineraffen). Folia Primatologica 54 /3–4. Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers, Basel. Desportes , C., & B. Thierry (1990): Destins de singes (Monkey destinies — Affenlebenswege). Acropole, Paris.     

Book Reviews

Aquaculture: Principles and Practices . T.V.R. P illay (1990).
Taxonomische und ökologische Revision der Ciliaten des Saprobiensystems (Band I: Cyrtophorida, Oligotrichida, Hypotrichia, Colpodea) . W. F oissner , H. B latterer , H. B erger & F. K ohmann (1991).