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Book reviewed in this article:
reviews type of article–
M ason , J. L. (ed.): Evolution of domesticated animals . London, New York: Longman 1984.
G riffiths , G. C. D. (ed.): Flies of the Nearctic Region . Vol. VIII: Cyclorrhapha II (Schizophora: Calyptratae), Part 2 Anthomyiidae, Number 1 by G. C. D. G riffiths . Stuttgart: E. Schweitzerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung 1982.
S impson , G. G.: Penguins . Past and Present, Here and There. New Haven and London: Yale University Press 1983.
G ans , E.; P ouch , F. H. (eds.): Biology of the Reptilia . Vol. 12. New York – London: Academic Press 1982. 564 S. DM 353,–. G ans , E. (ed.):
M atsuno , K.; D ose , K.; H arada , K.; R ohlfing , D. L. (eds.): Molecular Evolution and Protobiology . New York, London
F elsenstein , J. (ed.): Numerical Taxonomy . Nato AS1 Series. Series G Ecological Sciencesxs
S meets , W. J. A. J.; N ieuwenhuys , R.; R oberts , B. L.: The Central Nervous System of Cartilaginous Fishes . Structure and Functional Correlations. Berlin, Heidelberg, New York: Springer 1983
H echt , M. K.; W allace , B.; P range , G. T. (eds.): Evolutionary Biology . Vol. 18. New York and London     

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Grzimek , B. (Ed.): Grzimeks Enzyklopädie der Säugetiere – Bund 2 : München: Kindler-Verlag 1988. 648 S., zahlreiche Abb. Lexikon-Großformat. Leinenausgabe: Subskriptionspreis DM 128,–, später DM 148,–, ISBN 3–463-42002-3; Luxusausgabe (Halbleder): Subskriptionspreis DM 168,–, später DM 198,–, ISBN 3–463-42102-X. Patterson , C. (Ed.): Molecules und morphology in evolution – conflict or compromise? Cambridge, London, New York, New Rochelle, Melbourne, Sidney: Cambridge University Press 1987. £25.00, $49.50, ISBN H/b 0–521-32271-5. £9.95, $15.95, ISBN P/b 0–521-33860-3. Kuhn , H.-J.; Zeller , U. (Hrsg.): Morphogenesis of the mammalian skull . Mammalia depicta (Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde) Heft 13. Hamburg und Berlin: Paul Parey 1987. 144 S., 68 Abb., 5 Tab. DM 88,-; für Mitglieder der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Säugetierkunde DM 70,40. ISBN 3–490-17718-5. O'Neill , R. V.; De Angelis , D. L.; Waide , J. B.; Allen , T. F. H.: A Hierarchical Concept of Ecosystems . Monographs in Population Biology 23. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press 1986. 254 pp., 20 figs. cloth $ 45,–, paper $ 14.50. Schram , F. R.: Crustacea . New York, Oxford: Oxford University Press 1986. XIV, 606 pp., num. figs. £50.00. ISBN 0–19-503742-1. Doolittle , D. P.: Population Genetics: Basis Principles . Advanced Series in Agricultural Science Vol. 16. Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, London, Paris, Tokyo: Springer Verlag 1987. X, 264 pp., 20 figs. Soft cover DM 70,–. ISBN 3–540-17326-9. Benirschke , K. (Ed.): Primates . The road to self-sustaining populations. With a foreword by Diamond , J. Proceedings of a conference held in San Diego, California, June 24–28. 1985, sponsored by the Morns animal foundation, Englewood, Colorado, and the Zoological Society of San Diego, California. Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, London, Paris, Tokyo: Springer Verlag 1986. 164 figs. XXIII, 1044 pp. Hard cover DM 198,–. ISBN 3–540-96270-0. Langer , P.: The Mammalian Herbivore Stomach . Comparative Anatomy, Function and Evolution. 557 pp, 246 figs and 72 tables. Stuttgart – New York: Gustav Fischer Verlag 1988. DM 248,–. ISBN 3–437-30568-9; US ISBN 0–89574-254-3. Müller , H. M.: Evolution, Kognition und Sprache. Die Evolution des Menschen und die biologischen Grundlagen der Sprachfähigkeit. Berlin und Hamburg: Paul Parey 1987. 162 S., 90 Abb. Kt. DM 39,80. ISBN 3–489-63034-3.     

Buchbesprechungen

Grant, J. K. (Ed.): Biochemical Society Symposia 23. Methods of separation of subcellular structural components. London, Cambridge University Press, 1963, 157 S., 31 Abb., Leinen, 35 s. Reviewed by H.-W. Wache.

Smith, Audrey U.: Biological effects of freezing and supercooling. London, Edward Arnold (Publishers) Ltd., 1961, 462 S., 157 Abb., Leinen, 55 s. Reviewed by H. Wartenberg.

Loiseleur, J. (Ed.): Techniques de laborafoire. I. Chimie physiquechimie biologique, in 2 Bünden, 3. Aufl., Paris, Masson et Cie Editeurs, 381 Abb., Leinen, 190. Reviewed by F. H. Wolffgang.

Jirgensons, B.: Natural organic macro-molecules. Oxford, London, New York, Paris, Pergamon Press, 404 S., 103 Abb., Kunststoff, 63 s. Reviewed by H. Wolffgang.

Laverack, M. S.: The Physiology of Earthworms. Oxford, Pergamon Press, 1963, 206 S., 58 Abb., Lwd., 45 s. Reviewed by R. Fritzsche.

Thorn, G. D.; Ludwig, R. A.: The dithiocarbamates and related compounds. (Elsevier Monographs-chemistry section.) Amsterdam, London, New York, Elsevier Publishing Company, 1962, 300 S., 6 Abb., Leinen, 20,- Dfl. (22,50 DM). Reviewed by P. Neubert.

Zweig, G. (Ed.): Analytical methods for pesticides, plant gowth regulators, and food additives. Vol. 1: Principles, methods, and general applications. New York and London, Academic Press Inc., 1963, 637 S., 95 Abb., Leinen, 24,- S. Reviewed by E. Heinisch.

Dufay, C: Faune terrestre et d'eau douce des Pyrénées-Orientales. VI. Lépidoptères. I. Macrolépidoptères. Paris, Hermann Verlag, 153 S., brosch., 12 NF. Reviewed by G. Friese.

Dethier, V. G.: The physiology of insect senses. London, Methuen & Co. Ltd., 266 S., 99 Abb., Kunststoff, 42 s. Reviewed by H. J. Müller.

Preston, R. D. (Ed.): Advances in botanical research. Vol. 1. London & New York, Academic Press, 384 S., 119 Abb., Leinen, 70 s. Reviewed by K. Schmelzer.

Horecker, B. L.: Pentose metabolism in bacteria. (CIBA Lectures in microbial biochemistry.) New York, London, John Wiley & Sons, 100 S., 54 Abb., Leinen, 30 s. Reviewed by H. Opel.

Knight, C. A.: Handbuch der Protoplasmaforschung. Bd. IY/2, Wien, Springer-Verlag, 1963, 177 S., 27 Abb., brosch., DM 48,-. Reviewed by H. Wolffgang.

Bailey, J. L.: Techniques in profein chemistry. Amsterdam, London, New York, Elsevier Publishing Company, 1962,310 S., 90 Abb., Leinen, 30,- Dfl. (33,50 DM). Reviewed by H. Hofferek.

Grassé, P.-P. (Ed.): Botanique. Anatomie — Cycles Evolutifs — Systématique. Paris, Masson et Cie Editeurs, 1963, 1039 S., 618 Abb., Leinen, 98 F. Reviewed by K. Schmelzerm.

Schmitt, F. O. (Ed.): Macromolecular specificity and biological memory. Cambridge (Mass.), The M. I. T. Press Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 1962, 119 S., Karton, 23 s. Reviewed by J. Segal.     

Buchbesprechungen

Morris, C. J. O. R.; Morris, P.: Separation methods in biochemistry. London, Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd., 1964, 887 S., 155 Abb., Leinen, £ 5, 15 s. Reviewed by H. Wolffgang.

Neuman, M.: Vade-mecum des antibiotiques et agents chimiothérapiques anti-infectieun. Paris, Librairie Maloine G. Doin et Cie Editeurs, 1962, 410 S., 8 Abb.; 15 Tab., Karton. 40,00 NF. Reviewed by Thren.

Umbreit, W. W.: Modern microbiology. San Francisco und London, W. H. Freeman and Company, 1962, 507 S., 307 Abb., Leinen, 48 s. Reviewed by H. J. Müller.

Gold, V.: pH-Measurements. Their theory and practice. London, Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1963, 125 S., 11 Abb., Leinen, 10 s 6 d. Reviewed by H. Wolffgang.

Horsfall, J. G. (Ed.): Annual review of phytopathology. Vol. 1, Palo Alto, Annual Reviews, Inc., 1963, 469 S., 6 Abb., Leinen, 9,00 $. Reviewed by M. Schmiedeknecht.

Rubin, B. A.; Artsikhovskaya, Ye. V.: Biochemistry and physiology of plant immunity. Oxford, Pergamon Press, 1963, IX und 358 S., 68 Abb., Leinen, £ 5. Reviewed by H. Wolffgang.

Nord, F. F. (Ed.): Advances in Enzymology. Vol. 24, New York und London, Interscience Publishers a division of John Wiley & Sons, 1962, 572 S., 23 Abb., Leinen, 120 s. Reviewed by H. Wolffgang.

Nord, F. F. (Ed.): Advances in Enzymology. Vol. 25, New York und London, Interscience Publishers a division of John Wiley & Sons, 1963, 565 S., 56 Abb., Leinen, 115 s. Reviewed by H. Wolffgang.

Forbes, J.: A laboratory manual for histology. 2. Aufl., New York, Fordham University Press, 1961, 132 S., 3 Abb., brosch., 3,00 $. Reviewed by J. H. Scharf.

Guaoliumi, P.: Las Plagas de la Caña de Azucar en Venezuela. Bd. 1 und 2, Maracay/Yenezuela, Ministerio de Agricultura y Cria Centro de Investigaciones Agronoinicas, 1962, 850 S., 212 Abb., 14 ganzs. Farbtafeln, brosch., 8,00 $. Reviewed by G. Fröhlich.

Clifton, C. E. (Ed.): Annual review of microbiology. Vol. 17, Palo Alto, Annual Reviews, Inc., 1963, 628 S., 19 Abb., Leinen, 9,00 $. Reviewed by K. Naumann.

Ramschandran, G. N. (Ed.): Aspects of protein structure. Proceedings of a symposium held in Madras 14–18 January 1963 and organized by the University of Madras. London und New York, Academic Press, 1963, 380 S., 130 Abb., Leinen, 84 s. Reviewed by P. Hermann.     

Book Reviews

M icrobial I nteractions and C ommunities Vol. 1. (1982). Edited by A.T. Bull & J.H. Slater. 567 pp. London, New York: Academic Press. £33.80, US $69.50.
B ioactive M icrobial P toducts : S earch and D iscovery (Special Publications of the Society for General Microbiology No. 6) (1982). Edited by J.D. Bu'Lock, L.J. Nisbet & O.J. Winstanley. 148 pp. London and New York: Academic Press. £10.00, US $20.50.
I solation and I dentification M ethods for F ood P oisoning O rganisms (Society for Applied Bacteriology Technical Series No. 17). (1982). Edited by Janet E.L. Corry, Diane Roberts & F.A. Skinner. 406 pp. London and New York: Acadmic Press. £30.00, US $55.50.
P lasmids (Study in Biology No. 142) (1982). M.J. Day. 52 pp. London: Edward Arnold. £2.50.
S mith's I ntroduction T o I ndustrial M ycology 7th Edition (1981). A.H.S. Onions, D. Allsopp & H.O.W. Eggins. 398 pp. London: Edward Arnold. £37.50.     

Kronid Timofeewitsch Suchorukov: (1903 bis 1966)

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Bell, D. J. und J. K. Grant (Ed.): The structure and function of the membranes and surfaces of cells. (Biochemical Society Symposium No. 22, held at the Middlesex Hospital Medical School, London, on 9 March 1962) 1963, 171 S., 31 Abb., Leinen, geb.: 35 s, brosch.: 25 s, London, Cambridge University Press. Reviewed by H. Schmidt.

Pilet, P.-É.: La cellule, structure et fonctions. 1964, 404 S., 220 Abb., 32 ganzs. Tafeln, brosch., 56 F, Masson et Cie, Éditeurs, Paris. Reviewed by K. Schmelzer.

Goodwin, T. W.; J. I. Harris und B.S. Hartley (Ed.): Structure and activity of enzymes. Federation of European Biochemical Societies Symposium No. 1, held in London on 24th March 1964. 1964, VIII + 190 S., mit. Abb. u. Tab., Leinen, 37 s 6 d, London, New York, Academic Press. Reviewed by H. Hanson.

Braun-Blanquet, J.: Pflanzensoziologie. Grundzüge der Vegetationskunde. 3. Aufl. 1964, XIV + 865 S., 442 Abb., Leinen, 170,— DM, Wien und New York, Springer-Verlag. Reviewed by H. Meusel.

Machlis, L. (Ed.): Annual Reviews of Plant Physiology. Vol. 16. 1965, VIII + 493 S., 33 Abb., Leinen, 9,00 8, Palo Alto (Calif.), Annual Reviews, Inc. Reviewed by H. Wolffgang.     

Book review

Clinical and Biochemical Luminescence (1982). Edited by L.J. Kricka & T.J.N. Carter. 289 pp. New York & Basel: Marcel Dekker, Inc. S.Fr. 135.
Microbial and Viral Pesticides (1982). Edited by E. Kurstak. 720 pp. New York & Basel: Marcel Dekker, Inc. S.Fr. 284.
The Control of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria (1982). Edited by Sir Charles H. Stuart-Harris & D.M. Harris. 284 pp. London & New York: Academic Press. £20.00, US$37.00.
Economic Microbiology Vol. 7. Fermented Foods (1983). Edited by A.H. Rose. 337 pp. London & New York: Academic Press. £29.20, $60.00.
Current Developments in Malting, Brewing and Distilling (1983). Edited by F.G. Priest & I. Campbell. 311 pp. London: The Institute of Brewing, 33 Clarges St, London W1Y 8EE. Price not stated.     

Determination of Relative Rates of Solute Uptake by Cells

From Cell to Organism. D. KENNEDY (Readings from Scientific American) W. H. Freeman and Co. London, 1967. Reviewed by K. Mansford

Laboratory Methods in Microbiology. W. F. HARRIGAN and MARGARET E. McCANCE, Pp. xi + 362 + 22 figs. London and New York: Academic Press, 1966. 79s. Reviewed by D. G. Smith

Living Embryos. An introduction to the study of Animal Development. J. COHEN, Pp. vii+156 + 49 figs.+ 15 plates. Oxford: Pergamon Press. 1967. Revised 2nd Edition. 25s. Reviewed by A. S. G. Curtis

Classwork with Fungi. H. A. DADE and JEAN GUNNELL, Pp. 55 + 86 figs. Commonwealth Mycological Institute, 1966. 10s. Reviewed by Alison Leadley-Brown

Courtship: A Zoological Study. M. BASTOCK, Pp. viii + 220. London: Heinemann Educational Books, 1967. 25s. Reviewed by A. Barker

Fundamental Concepts of Biology. G. E. NELSON, G. G. ROBINSON and R. A. BOOLOOTIAN, Pp. x +331 + 330 figs. New York: John Wiley &; Sons, Inc. 1967. Reviewed by M. H. Williamson

The Evolution of Differentiation. W. S. BULLOUGH, Pp. vii + 206 + 32 figs. London and New York: Academic Press, 1967. 45s. Reviewed by B. Bracegirdle     

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Book reviewed in this article:
S iewing , R., (Hrsg.): Lehrbuch der Zoologie . Band 2: Systematik. Begründet von H. W urmbach . Mit Beiträgen zahlreicher Fachautoren. 3., völlig neubearb. Aufl. Stuttgart, New York: G. Fischer 1985
G ünther , E.: Lehrbuch der Genetik. 4 ., stark bearbeitete Aufl. Stuttgart: Gustav Fischer 1984
B ennett , J. H. (ed.): Natural Selection, Heredity, and Eugenics . Including selected correspondance of R. A. F isher With L eonard D arwin and others. Oxford: Clarendon Press 1983.     

Review of Practical Manuals of Value to School Teachers using Micro-organisms

Data Processing in Biology and Geology Systematics Association Special vol. no. 3 Edited by J. L. CUTBILL Pp. xv+346 London: Academic Press. 1971. £5.00 Reviewed by J. B. Jepson

Social Behaviour in Birds and Mammals Edited by J. H. CROOK Pp. 492+xi. Figs+plates New York and London: Academic Press. 1970. £7.00 Reviewed by S. M. Evans

Physical Science for Biologists J. A. EDGINGTON and H. J. SHERMAN Pp. xi +225 London: Hutchinson University Library. 1971. £0.80 Reviewed by O. Lowenstein

Nature in your Town R. W. WILSON Wallchart/Teacher's edition booklet/Pupil's Edn £0.90 Teacher's edition booklet (which incorporates pupil's Edn) £0.25 Pupil's edition booklet £0.15 Reviewed by E. M. Nanson

Micro-organisms: Function, Form and Environment Edited by L. E. HAWKER and A. H. LINTON Pp. xxii+727+201 figs. London: Edward Arnold Ltd. 1971. £6.00 Reviewed by B. W. Bainbridge

The Life History and Genetics of Coprinus lagapus G. E. ANDERSON Pp. 62 Weston-super-Mare: Harris Biological Supplies. 1971. £1.50 Reviewed by John A. Barker     

Reviews

Book Reviewed in this article: Jablonka, E. & Lamb, M. J. 1995: Epigenetic inheritance and evolution: the Lamarckian dimension. Oxford University Press, Oxford. Wagner, W. L. & Funk, V. A. (eds.) 1995: Hawaiian biogeography: evolution on a hot spot archipelago. Bullock, T. H. 1993: How do brains work? Papers of a comparative neuro-physiologist. Series Contemporary Neuroscientists. Klump, G. M., Dooling, R. J., Fay, R. R. & Stebbins, W. C. (eds.) 1995: Methods in comparative psychoacoustics. Nöth, W., ed. 1994: Origins of semiosis: sign evolution in nature and culture. Mouton de Gruyter, Berlin, New York. von Cube, F. 1995: Gefährliche Sicherheit, Die Verhaltensbiologie des Risikos, 2. Aufl, S. Hirzel-Verlag, Stuttgart-Leipzig. Böhme, W., ed. 1993: Handbuch der Reptüien und Amphibien Europas Bd. 3/I: Schlangen (Serpentes) I. Aula Verlag, Wiesbaden.     

News Notes

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Wyatt, John The Shining Levels: The Story of a Man Who Went Back to Nature Philadelphia and New York: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1974 209 pp., $6.95, Reviewed by Gilbert Wright

Banfield, A.F.W. The Mammals of Canada Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1974. 438 pp., $19.95, Reviewed by Paul F. Connor.

Mai, W. F., with H. H. Lyon, Photographer Pictorial Key to Genera of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes Ithaca and London: Comstock Publishing Associates (a division of Cornell University Press), 1975, 4th ed., rev., 219 pp., $12.50 softcover, Reviewed by Victor H. Dropkin.

Bridges, William Gathering of Animals: An Unconventional History of the New York Zoological Society New York: Harper and Row, 1974 518 pp., $12.50, Reviewed by Robert Deitchman.

Palmer, E. Laurence, Revised by H. Seymour Fowler Fieldbook of Natural History, 2d rev. ed. New York: McCraw-Hill Book Company, 1975 779 pp., $14.95, Reviewed by J. P. Kennedy.

Cohen, Daniel Animal Nature: The Biology of Human Behavior New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1975 144 pp., $5.72, Reviewed by Julie Ann Miller.

Muus, Bent J., Illustrated by Preben Dahlstrom; Translated by Gwynne Vevers Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of Britain and North-Western Europe St. James's Place, London: Collins, 1975. 244 pp., $10.00, Reviewed by Robert W. Boenig.

Barbour, Roger W., and Wayne H. Davis Mammals of Kentucky (Kentucky Nature Studies: 5) Lexington: The University Press of Kentucky, 1974 322 pp., $14.95, Reviewed by Theodore W. Munch.

Brandwein, Paul F., et. al. Concepts in Science (Newton Edition) New York, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1975 376 pp., Reviewed by Malcolm F. Farmer.     

Buchbesprechungen

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Raymond J. Shamberger: Biochemistry of Selenium. Plenum Press New York und London 1983. 334 S., 12 Tab., 6 Abb., 1103 Lit., 239,90 M Reviewed by A. Hennig.

O. Siegmann: Kompendium der Geflügelkrankheiten. Verlag M. u. S. Schaper Hannover (4. Aufl.) 1983. 219., 33 Abb., 66 Tab., Preis 38.—M Reviewed by D. Ebner.     

Book Reviews

Psychobiology: The Biological Bases of Behavior Pp. 382, illustrated. New York: Scientific American, 1967. 70s. (cloth), 40s. (paper). Reviewed by O. Lowenstein

Organisation in Plants W. M. M. BARON Pp. vi+218, 117 figs. London: Edward Arnold Ltd., 2nd ed., 1967.18s. (paper), 30s. (boards). Reviewed by J. W. Hannay

A First Biology ERIC SPRINGTHORPE Pp. 103. London: Longmans, Green & Co. Ltd., 1967. 10s. 6d. Reviewed by J. A. Barker

The Biology of Lichens MASON E. HALE, JR. Pp. viii + 176, 60 figs, 15 plates. London: Edward Arnold Ltd., 1967. 42s. Reviewed by K. A. Kershaw

Experiments in the Study of Biology J. J. W. BAKER, G. E. ALLEN, E. GAGE and S. K. WEBSTER Pp. 58. London: Addison-Wesley, 1967. Reviewed by C. F. Stoneman

Microbiological Methods C. H. COLLINS Pp. xii+404, illustrated. London: Butterworths, 2nd ed. 1967. 62s. Reviewed by N. J. Butler

The New Microbiology Ed. JOHN E. FLYNN New York: McGraw Hill Book Co., 1966. Reviewed by W. Howard Hughes

,i>Pergamon Programmed Texts Introduction to Genetics: Science of Heredity A. J. S. MCMILLAN Pp. 410, 64 figs, 6 plates. 1966. J. Audrey Stretch

An Introduction to Biochemistry Vol. 1 A. J. S. MCMILLAN Pp. 208. 1966. J. Audrey Stretch

Biology, Vol. 1 A. VERRINDER Pp. 274, 126 figs. 1966. Oxford: Pergamon Press. Commonwealth and International Library. 25s. (flexi-cover), 35s. (hard cover). J. Audrey Stretch

Grasses JAMES GROVES Published by the School Natural History Society, 1966, and obtainable from M. J. Wootton, Esq., 19A King's Gardens, Cranham, Upminster, Essex. 3s.

Biology Teaching in Schools Involving Experiment or Demonstration with Animals or with Pupils Compiled by J. J. BRYANT The Association for Science Education, 1967. 2s. 9d.

Handbook of Marine Biology for Borth, Cardiganshire A compilation of results and work completed by members of King Edward's School, Birmingham. Obtainable from the School. 6s. 6d.

Clarendon Biographies (16) Charles Darwin R. C. OLBY Pp. 64, 3 figs, 12 plates. London; Oxford University Press, 1967. 9s. 6d. (boards), 5s. (limp).

New Questions in O-Level Biology (Book 2) Plants and Invertebrates J. J. HEAD Pp. 70, illustrated. London: Oliver & Boyd, 1967. 6s. (Teachers' guide. Pp. 32. 5s.)

Revision Exercises in Biology J. D. MAUNDER and C. JOHNSTON Pp. xiii + 130, illustrated. Oxford: Pergamon Press, 1967. 8s. 6d.     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Hughes , R. N., ed. (1990): Behavioural mechanisms of food selection (Verhal-tensmechanismen zur Optimierung der Nahrungssuche). Springer-Verlag, Berlin — Heidelberg — New York. Vander Wall , St. B. (1990): Food hoarding in animals (Vorratswirtschaft bei Tieren). The University of Chicago Press, Chicago. Carter , D. J., & B. Hargreaves (1987): Raupen und Schmetterlinge Europas und ihre Futterpflanzen (A field guide to caterpillars of butterflies and moths in Britain ana Europe). Ill. von B. Hargreaves, übers. u. bearb. von A. Pelzer. Verlag Paul Parey, Hamburg — Berlin. Jacobs , W., & M. Renner (1988): Biologie und Ökologie der Insekten (A pocket guide to the biology and ecology of insects). Taschenlexikon. 2. Aufl. Gustav Fischer Verlag Stuttgart. Besprochen von Hannes F. Paulus , Zoologisches Institut der Univ. Freiburg. Bailey , W. J., & D. C. F. Rentz, eds. (1990): The Tettigoniidae: biology, systematics and evolution (Biologie, Systematik und Evolution der Laubheuschrecken). Crawford House Press, Bathurst, Australia. Matsuura , M., & S. Yamane (1990): Biology of the vespine wasps (Biologie der staatenbildenden Faltenwespen). With a Preface by S. F. Sakagami . Springer-Verlag, Berlin — Heidelberg — New York. Roubik , D. W. (1989): Ecology and natural history of tropical bees (Ökologie und Biologie tropischer Bienen). Wilson , E. O. (1990): Success and dominance in ecosystems: the case of the social insects (Erfolg und Dominanz in Ökosystemen: Das Beispiel der sozialen Insekten). Excellence in Ecology, Vol. 2. Ecology Institute, Oldendorf/Luhe. Engels , W., ed. (1990): Social insects. An evolutionary approach to castes and reproduction (Soziale Insekten — Versuch zum Verständnis von Kastenbil-dung und Reproduktion aus evolutionärer Sicht). Sedlag , U. (1987): Zwerge und Giganten (Dwarfs and giants). Landbuch-Verlag Hannover. 156 S., 52 Farbfotos, 125 Zeichnungen, Großformat DM 49,80.     

Book reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
Turner, R.M., Bowers, J.E. and Burgess, T.L. (1995) Sonoran desert plants. An ecological atlas . Phoenix: The University of Arizona Press.
Mori, S.A. and Lepsch-Cunha, N. (1995) The Lecythidaceae of a Central Amazonian moist forest . Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden Volume 75. New York Botanical Garden, New York.
Mill, P.J. and McQuaid, C.D. (eds) (1995) Development in hydrobiology. Advances in littorinid biology . Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers.
Nogrady, T., Pourriot, R. and Segers, H. (1995) Rotifera Volume 3: The Notommatidae and The Scaridiiae. Guides to the identification of the microinvertebrates of the continental waters of the world . Coordinating editor H.J.F. Dumont. Amsterdam: SPB Academic Publishing.
Chapman, G.P. & Thompson, M. (eds) (1994) Water and the quest for sustainable development in the Ganges Valley . Mansell, London.
Begon, M., Harper, J.L. and Townsend, C.R. (1996) Ecology. Individuals, populations and communities . 3rd ed. Oxford: Blackwell Science.
Revista Geografica de America Central No. 27 . 1993. Heredia, Costa Rica: University National. 224pp., figs, tables. Paperback: Price unknown.     

Buchbesprechungen

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E. J. UNDERWOOD: Trace Elements in Human and Animal Nutrition. 4. Aufl., 60 Tab., 9 Abb., 2921 Lit., Format 17 × 24 cm, Academic Press, N. Y., San Francisco, London 1977, Preis: 25$. Reviewed by A. Hennig.

Autorenkollektiv, Hrsg. A. PÜSCHNER und O. SIMON: Grundlagen der Tierernährung. 2., überarbeitete Auflage. Erschienen im Gustav-Fischer-Verlag Jena 1977. XVIII/428 Seiten mit 74 Abbildungen und 84 Tabellen, Format L 7 (14,5 cm × 21,5 cm), Leinen, Preis: 19,70 M. Reviewed by R. Görsch.     

Selection intensity in the Pahiras

Quantitative Genetic Variation: Edited by James N. Thompson, Jr., and J. M. Thoday. Academic Press, New York, 1979. $19.50

Sociobiology examined: Edited by Ashley Montagu. Oxford University Press, New York and Oxford, 1980. $19.95, cloth; $5.45, paper.

The biology of aging: Edited by John A. Behnke, Caleb E. Finch, and Gairdner B. Moment. Plenum Press, New York, 1978. $18.95     

Book Reviews

The Nature of Biochemistry ERNEST BALDWIN Pp. ix+114, 18 figs. Cambridge: University Press, 1967. 17s. 6d. Reviewed by R. M. S. Smellie

Plants : An Introduction to Modern Botany V. A. GREULACH and J. EDISON ADAMS Pp. xvi + 636. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2nd ed., 1967. 65s. Reviewed by B. M. Jones

Introductory Food Science D. B. SMITH and A. H. WALTERS Pp. 164. London: Classic Publications Ltd., 1967. 12s. 6d. Reviewed by H. D. G. Roper

Biology of Fungi (Revised and Expanded Edition) C. T. INGOLD Pp. 144, 71 figs. London: Hutchinson's Educational Ltd., 2nd ed. 1967. 15s. Reviewed by G. Ayerst

Introduction to Experimental Ecology T. LEWIS and L. R. TAYLOR Pp. xi+401. London: Academic Press, 1967. 37s. 6d. Reviewed by W. B. Broughton

An Introduction to Parasitology R. ALAN WILSON Pp. ii+60, 27 figs. London: Edward Arnold Ltd., 1967. 12s. 6d. Reviewed by R. J. Terry     

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