Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
East African Monographs in Biology Vol. 2: 'The Ruminant Stomach'. By R. R. Hoffmann.
East African Vegetation. By E. M. Lind and M. E. S. Morrison.
Mammals of East and Central Africa. By R. M. B ere
Wild Cats of the World. By C. A. W. G uggisberg
Elephants and Their Habitats; The Ecology of Elephants in North Bunyoro, Uganda. By R. M. L aws , I. S. C. P arker & R. C. B. J ohnstone
Hyaena. By H ans K ruuk
The Biology of Hystricomorph Rodents. Edited by I. W. Rowlands & Barbara J. Weir
Handy Matrices. By C. J. P ennycuick     

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Book Reviewed in this article:
Die Orchideen. BY R udolf S chlechter . 3rd edn. Ed. by F. G. B rieger , R. M aatsch and K. S enghas .
Charles Darwin's Natural Selection. Ed. by R. C. S tauffer .
Drawings of British Plants: Index. By Stella Rose-Craig.
Fauna and Flora of St. Andrews Bay. Ed. By M. S. Laverack and M. Blackler.
Molds, Mushrooms, and Mycotoxins. By Clyde M. Christensen.
Environment and Plant Ecology. By J. R. E therington .     

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Books reviewed in this article:
SEEDS AND THEIR USES. By C. D UFFUS & C. S LAUGHTER
BIOCHEMISTRY AND STRUCTURE OF CELL ORGANELLES . By R. A. R EID & R. M. L EECH
NATURE AND ORIGINS OF CARBOHYDRATES IN SOIL. By M. V. C HESHIRE
BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES: THEIR STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION. By R. H ARRISON & G. G. L UNT
PLANT ORGANELLES . Edited by E. R EID
VEGETATION OF THE EARTH AND ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS OF THE GEO-BIOSPHERE . By H EINRICH W ALTER     

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The Morphology of Gymnosperms . By K. R. S porne
The Rice Blast Disease
An Account of the Herbaria of the Department of Botany in the University of Oxford . By H ermia N. C lokie
Chemical Microbiology . By A nthony H. R ose
Pflanzenschutzmittel-Rückstände . By H ans M aier -B ode
The State and Movement of Water in Living Organisms . Edited by G. E. F ogg
Teach Yourself Genetics . By R. J. B erry
Floral Biology . By M ary S. P ercival
Vascular Plants: Form and Function . By F. B. S alisbury and R. V. P arke
Nonvascular Plants: Form and Function . By W. T. D oyle
The Molds and Man . By C lyde M. C hristensen
Spore Liberation . By C. T. I ngold     

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Book reviewed in this article:
HACCP: A P ractical A pproach (1994). By S. Mortimore and C. Wallace.
M olecular B iology of A rchaea (1994). Edited by F. Pfeiffer, P. Palm and K.-H. Schleifer.
R otaviruses (1994). Edited by R.F. Ramig.
P ower U nseen : H ow M icrobes R ule the W orld (1994). By B. Dixon.
V iruses and C ancer (1994). Edited by A. Minson, J. Niel and M. McCrae.
W ater M icrobiology (1994). By G. Bitton.
H andbook for R hizobia : M ethods in L egume - Rhizobium T echnology (1994). By P. Somasegaran and H.J. Hoben.
S tatistics and E xperimental D esign : A n I ntroduction for B iologists and B iochemists (1994). 3rd Edition. By G.M. Clarke
P rinciples of G ene M anipulation : A n I ntroduction to G enetic E ngineering (1994). 5th Edition. By R.W. Old and S.B. Primrose.
R espiratory I nfections : D iagnosis and M anagement (1994). Third edition. Edited by J.E. Pennington.
O bstetric and G ynecologic I nfectious D isease (1994). Edited by J.G. Pastorek II.
M olecular G enetics of B acteria (1994). 2nd Edition. By J.W. Dale.
B acterial P athogenesis : P art A: I dentification and R egulation of V irulence F actors (1994). Methods in Enzymology, Volume 235. Edited by V.L. Clark and P.M. Bavoil
B acterial P athogenesis : P art B: I nteraction of P athogenic B acteria with H ost C ells (1994). Methods in Enzymology, Volume 236. Edited by V.L. Clark and P.M. Bavoil.
M ononuclear P hagocytes : B iology of M onocytes and M acrophages (1992). Edited by R. van Furth.     

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Book Reviewed in this article:
Plant Viruses. By K enneth M. S mith .
Plant Anatomy. By A. F ahn .
Mycologist's Handbook. By D. L. H awksworth .
The Boojum and its Home. By R obert R. H umphrey .
An Introduction to Crop Physiology. By F. L. M ilthorpe and J. M oorby .     

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Books reviewed in this article:
CARBON DIOXIDE AND GLOBAL CHANGE: EARTH IN TRANSITION. By S herwood B. I dso
PHOTOSYNTHETIC PIGMENTS OF ALGAE. By K ingsley S. R owan
STUDIES IN PLANT SURVIVAL: ECOLOGICAL CASE HISTORIES OF PLANT ADAPTATION TO ADVERSITY. By R. M. M. C rawford
FOREST DECLINE AND AIR POLLUTION: A STUDY OF SPRUCE (PICEA ARIES) ON ACID SOILS. Edited by E.-D. S chulze , O. L. L ance & R. O ren     

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La vie des Fruits. By R. U lrich .
The genus 'Euglena'. By M ary G ojdics .
Textbook of Practical Botany. By R. C. M c L ean and W. R. I vimey -C ook .
A Text-Book of General Botany. 5th edition. By G ilbert M. S mith , E dward M. G ilbert , G eorge S. B ryan , R ichard I. E vans and J ohn E. S tauffer .
The Physiology of Seeds. By W. C rocker and L. V. B arton .
Medical Mycology. By G. C. A insworth .
The Vegetation of British Guiana: a Preliminary Review. By D. B. F anshawe .     

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Book Reviewed in this article:
Phloem Transport in Plants. By A. S. C rafts and C. H. C risp .
Introduction to the Fine Structure of Plant Cells. By M yron C. L edbetter and K eith R. P orter .
Symposia of the Society for Experimental Biology No. 25. Control Mechanisms of Growth and Differentiation. Ed. by D. D. D avies and M. B alls .
Plant Lipid Biochemistry. By C. H itchcock and B. W. N ichols .
Cell Respiration. By W. O. J ames .
Prediction and Measurement of Photosynthetic Productivity.
Fortschritte der Botanik , Vol. 32. Ed. by H. E llenberg , K. E sser , H. M erxmüller , P. S itte and H. Z iegler .
Stoffwechselphysiologie der Pflanzen. By G. R ichter .
Pflanzenphysiologie. By D. H ess .
Moleculare Grundlagen der Entwicklung. By H. M ohr and P. S itte .
The Diversity of Green Plants. By P eter B ell and C hristopher W oodcock .
Anatomy of the Monocotyledons. Ed. by C. R. M etcalfe . Vol. V. Cyperaceae. By C. R. M etcalfe .
Soil Micro-organisms. By T. R. G. G ray and S. T. W illiams .
Des Ovules aux Graines. By M. F avre -D uchartre .
Ecology of Leaf Surface Micro-organisms. Ed. by T. F. P reece and C. H. D ickinson .
Fungal Genetics. By J. R. S. F incham and P. R. D ay .
Étude du Mode de Reproduction: Apomixie Facultative du Point de Vue de la Génétique des Populations. (Study of Facultative Apomixis from the View-point of Population Genetics). By J. P erèns .
Drawings of British Plants ; Part XXVIII: Hydrocharitaceae, Orchidaceae. By S tella R oss -C raig .
Plants of Hong Kong. By S. L. T hrower .
An Atlas of Plant Structure , Vol. 1. By B rian B racegirdle and P atricia H. M iles .
Bioiléctricité, Quelques Problèmes. By S. M eylan .
Studying the Past by Pollen Analysis. By R. G. W est .
The Mysterious Origin of Flowering Plants. By K enneth R. S porne .     

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Books reviewed in this article:
Molecular Biology of Photosynthesis. Ed. By G ovindjee , H. J. B ohnert , W. B ottomley , D. A. B ryant , J. E. M ullet , W. L. O gren , H. P akrasi and C. R. S omerville .
Biochemical and Physiological Aspects of Ethylene Production in Lower and Higher Plants. Ed. by H. C lijsters , M. de P roft , R. M arcelle and M. V an P oucke .
Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Sulphur Utilisation by Fungi. By L. B oddy , R. M archant and D. J. R ead .
Fungi and Ecological Disturbance. Ed. by L. B oddy , R. W atling and A. J. E. L yon .
Phytoplankton , 2nd Edn. By A. D. B oney .
The Holocene: An Environmental History. By N eil R oberts .
Chambers Biology Dictionary. Ed. by P. M. B. W alker , C.B.E., F.R.S.E.     

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Book reviewed in this article: Time Before Morning: Art and Myth of the Australian Aboriginals. By Louis B. Allen. Rigby Thai Peasant Social Structure. By Jack M. Potter Leadership in Fiji. By R. R. Nayacakalou. Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1975. Pp. ix + 170. Foreword by Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara; Introductory Note by R. G. Crooombe Blood is Their Argument. By Mervyn Meggitt The Past and Future People. By Romola McSwain Transactions in Kinship. Adoption and Fosterage in Oceania. Edited by Ivan Brady The Friar Estates of the Philippines. By D. M. Roth     

Book Reviews

Books reviewed in this article:
THE GERMINATION OF SEEDS, 4th edn. By A. M. M ayer & A. P oljakoff -M ayer
PRINCIPLES OF GENE MANIPULATION: AN INTRODUCTION TO GENETIC ENGINEERING. By R. W. O ld & S. B. P rimrose
ANALYSIS OF GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF XANTHIUM . By R oman M aksymowyth , with contributions by F rank B. S alisbury & J ames O. B rook     

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Book Reviewed in this article:
Studies in the Vegetational History of the British Isles: Essays in Honour of Harry Godwin. Edited by D. W alker and R. G. W est
Introduction to British Lichens. BY U. K. D uncan assisted by P. W. J ames .
Nightshades-The Paradoxical Plants. By C harles B. H eiser , JR.
Hummingbirds and their Flowers. By K aren A. G rant and V erne G rant.
The Biogenesis of Starch Granules in Higher Plants. By N. P. B adenhuizen.
The Mathematics of Heredity. By G ustave M alécot . Translated by D. M. Y ermanos.
British Fungus Flora. Agarics and Boleti: Introduction. By D. M. H enderson , P. D. O rton and R. W atling .
La Forêt. By C. J acquiot.
Relevé Methodique de la Végétation et du Milieu. By M ichel G odron et al; Editor L. E mberger.
World Pollen Flora . Ed. by G. E rdtman.
Marine Algae of Dominica. By W. R andolph T aylor and C. F. R hyne .     

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Books reviewed in this article:
Physiology of plants and their cells. By J. A. G ross .
Plant Physiology. By M eiron T homas , S. L. R anson and J. A. R ichardson .
Rate Control of Biological Processes. Symposium No. 27 of the Society for Experimental Biology. Ed. by D. D. D avies
Towards an Understanding of the Mechanism of Heredity. By H. L. K. W hitehouse .
Chromosome Botany and the Origins of Cultivated Plants. By C. D. D arlington .
Handbook of Phycological Methods: Culture Methods and Growth Measurements. By J anet R. S tein (Ed.)
Drawings of British Plants. Part XXXI. Lemnaceae, Alismataceae, Butomaceae, Junca-ginaceae, Scheuchzeriaceae, Potamagetonaceae, Ruppiaceae, Zannichelliaceae, Zosteraceae, Najadaceae, Eriocaulaceae. By S tella R oss -C raig .
Census Catalogue of the Flora of Ireland. By M. J. P. S cannell and D. M. S ynnot .
The Genus Lesquerella (Cruciferae) in North America. By R. C. R ollins and E. A. S haw .
Allgemeine Geobotanik. By H. W alter .
Einführung In Die Botanik. By R. B ornkamm .
Ökologie der Pflanzen. By W. L archer .     

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Book reviewed in this article:
Field Studies in Ecology . By E. B racher
Practical Bacteriology . By A. C unningham
The Families of Flowering Plants. 2: Monocotyledons; arranged according to a New System based on their Probable Phylogeny . By J. H utchinson
(1) Elements of Botan?y. By R. M. Holman and W. W. Robbins
(2) A Textbook of General Botany f o r Colleges and Universities. By R. M. HOLMAN and W. W. ROBBINS.
Texas Grasses . By W. A S ilveus
Economic Plants . By E. E. S tanford
The Wistar Institute Style Brief
Cellular Respiration . by N orman U. M eldrum     

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Plant Communities of the Scottish Highlands. A Study of Scottish Mountain, Moorland and Forest Vegetation . (Monographs of the Nature Conservancy, No. 1.) By D onald McV ean and D erek A. R atcliffe .
* L unde , T. (1962). An investigation into the pH-amplitudes of some mountain plants in the county of Trorns. Acta borealia. A: Scientia , Nr. 20.
Physiology and Biochemistry of Algae . Edited by R alph A. L ewin .
Fungal Genetics . By J. R. S. F incham and P. R. D ay .
The Young Botanist . By C. T. P rime .
Organization in Plants . By W. M. M. B aron .
Chromosome Marker . By K. R. L ewis and B. J ohn .
Symbiotic Associations . Thirteenth Symposium of the Society for General Microbiology. Edited by P. S. N utman and B arbara M osse .
The Developmental Anatomy of Isoetes. By D ominick J. P aolillo , Jr.
Cucurbits: Botany, Cultivation and Utilization . By T homas W. W hitaker and G len N. D avis .
Common Malayan Plants . By H. B. Gilliland.
Sierra Nevada Natural History . By T racey L. S torer and R obert R. U singer .
Croissance et Développement des Plantes . By L ucie K ofler .
Modern Methods of Plant Analysis , vol. VI. Founded by K. P aech and M. V. T racey , continued by H. F. L inskens and M. V. T racey in co-operation with B. D. S anwal .
Enzyme Chemistry of Phenolic Compounds . Edited by J. B. P ridham .     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: JUST BATS. By M. Brock Fenton. MONOTREMES AND MARSUPIALS: THE OTHER MAMMALS. By T. J. Dawson. Edward Arnold, MAMMAL SKIN. By V. E. Sokolov, University of California Press, PRINCIPLES OF ECOLOGY. By R. J. Putman and S. D. Wratten. Croom Helm, MAMMALS OF THE NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS. By J. K. Jones, Jr, D. M. Armstrong, R. S. Hoffmann and C. Jones. ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR: AN EVOLUTIONARY APPROACH. 3rd edn. By J. Alcock. Sinauer Associates Inc., Sunderland, Massachusetts, VEGETATION CHANGE IN UPLAND LANDSCAPES. By D. F. Ball, J. Dale, J. Sheal and O. W. Heal. CLIMATOLOGICAL MAPS OF GREAT BRITAIN. By E. J. White and R. I. Smith. A FIELD GUIDE FOR CLASSIFYING BRITISH WOODLAND VEGETATION: PART 1. By R. G. H. Bunce. PARASITIC PROTOZOA IN BRITISH WILD ANIMALS. By J. R. Baker. THE UNDERSTANDING OF ANIMALS: A NEW SCIENTIST GUIDE. Edited by G. Ferry, Black ANIMAL MIND-HUMAN MIND. Vol. 24 Life Sciences Research Report. Edited by D. R. Griffin.     

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Book reviewed in this article:
Atlas of the British Flora . Edited by F. H. P erring and S. M. W althrs .
Handbuch der Pflanzenphysiologie: Encyclopedia of Plant Physiology . Vol. XIV: Growth and Growth Substances. Edited by W. R uhland .
Drawings of British Plants . Part XVII: Compositae (3). By S tella R oss -C raig .
Apical Meristems . By F. A. L. C lowes . Botanical Monographs, vol. 2. Edited by W. O. J ames .
Cellular Regulatory Mechanisms . Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology
Proceedings of the Summer School of Botany held June 2–15, 1960, at Darjeeling . Edited by P. M aheshwari , B. M. J ohri and I. K. V asil .
Exotic Forest Trees in the British Commonwealth . By R. J. S treets . Edited by Sir H arry C hampion .
A Flora of the Alaskan Arctic Slope . By I. L. W iggins and J. H. T homas
Grundzüge der Pflanzenanatomie . By B. H uber .
Taschenbuch der Botanik . By H. M iehe . Revised by W. M evius .
A Conspectus of Aphids as Vectors of Plant Viruses . By J. S. K ennedy , M. F. D ay and V. F. E astop .
Crop Adaptation and Distribution . By C arroll P. W ilsie .
Flora of Cultivated Plants of the U.S.S.R. Vol. XIII: Perennial Leguminous Plants: Medicago, Melilotus and Trigonella. Edited by E. N. S inskaya . Translated by N. L andau .
Der Federsee . Edited by W. Z immermann .
Carbohydrate Resources within the Perennial Plant . By C. A. P riestley .
Flora of the British Isles . By A. R. C lapham , T. G. T utin and E. F. W arburg .
Mineral Salts Absorption in Plants . By J. F. S utcliffe .
The Development of British Heathlands and their Soils . By G. W. D imbleby .
Annual Review of Plant Physiology , vol. 13. Edited by L. M achlis and W. R. B riggs .     

Reviews

Pesticides and Pollution. {The New Naturalist , no. 50.) By K enneth M ellanby .
The Ecology of Insect Populations in Theory and Practice. By L. R. C larke , P. W. G eier , R. D. H ughes and R. F. M orris
Barley Yellow Dwarf , By G. W. B ruehl
Yams: an Account of the Nature, Origins, Cultivation and Utilization of the Useful Members of the Dioscoreaceae. By D. G. C oursey     

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Books reviewed in this article:
Developmental Biology of Physarum. By H. W. S auer
Climatic Change in Later Prehistory . Ed. by A. H arding
Climate from Tree-rings. Ed. by M. K. H ughes , P. M. K elly , J. R. P ilcher and V. C. L a M abche J r
Berichte des Geobotanischen Institutes der Eidg. Techn. Hochschule Stiftung Rübel , vol. 49. Ed. By Prof. E. Landolt
Plant Cell Structure and Metabolism , By J. L. H all , T. J. F lowers and R. M. R oberts
Experimental Embryology of Vascular Plants. Ed. by B. M. J ohri