Book Reviews

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Illustrated Biology B. S. BECKETT 228 pp., illustrated. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1978. £2.50, ISBN 019 914044 8. Reviewed by Jackie Hardie

Insight to Science Water unit Materials unit Inner London Education Authority Curriculum Development Project Team Each unit: 80 cards, technical guide, 5 background booklets (16 pp.). London: Addison—Wesley, 1978. £20.00, ISBN 201 13570 X and 201 13752 6. Reviewed by D. H. Comber

Advanced Readers in Tropical Biology O. F. ESURUOSO (General Editor) The Origin and Evolution of Man S. P. Tomkins The Distribution of Organisms O. N. Bishop Populations and their Dynamics O. N. Bishop About 30 pages each, illustrated. London: Macmillan Education, 1977. £0.50 each. Reviewed by Colin Wood-Robinson

Atlas of Chordate Structure B. BRACEGIRDLE and P. H. MILES 120 pp., illustrated. London: Heinemann, 1978. £4.50, ISBN 0 435 60316 7. Reviewed by Patricia E. Sartorius

How to Make a Small Pond U. BROWN 16 pp., illustrated. Oxford: Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Naturalists' Trust (122 Church Way, Iffley, Oxford, OX4 4EG), 1978. £0.35. Reviewed by John A. Barker

Fungi of Northern Europe: 1 Larger Fungi (excluding Gill Fungi); 2 Gill Fungi Penguin Nature Guides S. NILSSON and O. PERSSON Edited and adapted by D. Pegler and B. Spooner, and illustrated by B. Mossberg. 130 pp., illustrated. Harmondsworth, Middx: Penguin, 1978. £1.95 each, ISBN 0 14 063 005 8 and 0 14 063 006 6. Reviewed by Margaret Holden

Plant Communities Penguin Nature Guides A. BULOW-OLSEN Edited and adapted by F. Rose, and illustrated by S. Larsen. 128 pp., illustrated. Harmondsworth, Middx: Penguin, 1978. £1.95, ISBN 0 14 063 004 X Reviewed by Ursula Bowen

Anatomy and Activities of Plants: a guide to the study of flowering plants C. J. CLEGG and GENE COX 64 pp., illustrated. London: John Murray, 1978. £2.25, ISBN 0 7195 3319 8. Reviewed by Richard Gliddon

The Identification of Remains in Owl Pellets D. W. YALDEN 8 pp. Reading, Berks: Mammal Society (Harvest House, 62 London Road, Reading, Berks), 1977. £0.25. Reviewed by John A. Barker

The Genetic Code Studies in Biology, No. 83 B. F. C. CLARK 74 pp., illustrated. London: Edward Arnold, 1977. £3.40 boards, ISBN 0 7131 2646 9; £1.60 paper, ISBN 0 7131 2647 7. Reviewed by C. F. A. Bryce

Open University Course S299 Genetics Units 1–10 Statistics for Genetics The History and Social Relations of Genetics Milton Keynes: Open University Press, 1976–1977. Reviewed by J. A. Beardmore

Carolina Biology Readers The Nucleolus. No. 16, by E. G. Jordan. 2nd edn, 1978. ISBN 0 89278 216 1. The Development of Pattern and Form in Animals. No. 51, by L. Wolpert. 2nd edn, 1977. ISBN 0 89278 251 X. Lysosomes. No. 58, by A. C. Allison. 2nd edn, 1977. ISBN 0 89278 258 7. Transcription of DNA. No. 75, by A. A. Travers. 2nd edn, 1978. ISBN 0 89278 275 7. Cellular Immunology. No. 87 by J. L. Gowans. 1977. ISBN 0 89278 287 0. Each 16 pp., illustrated. Burlington, North Carolina: Carolina Biological Supply Company. £0.50. Reviewed by F. E. G. Cox

Animal Physiology R. ECKERT and D. RANDALL 558 pp., illustrated. San Francisco: W. H. Freeman, 1978. £12.95, ISBN 0 7167 0570 2. Reviewed by J. Wilkinson

Principles of Human Nutrition Studies in Biology, No. 94 T. G. TAYLOR 65 pp. London: Edward Arnold, 1978. £3.40 boards, ISBN 0 7131 2648 5; £1.60 paper, ISBN 0 7131 2649 3. Michael G. Davis

Salmonella—the Food Poisoner A report by a Study Group of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 1975–1977. 51 pp. London: British Association for the Advancement of Science (23 Savile Row, London W1X 1AB). £1 post free. Reviewed by John A. Barker

Mechanics and Energetics of Animal Locomotion R. McN. ALEXANDER and G. GOLDSPINK 346 pp., illustrated. London: Chapman and Hall, 1977. £15.00, ISBN 0 412 13630 9. Reviewed by K. R. Tyler

Human Biology and Health D. BALDWIN 282 pp., illustrated. London: Longman, 1978. £2.95, ISBN 582 23010 1. Reviewed by Jackie Hardie

Student-centred Health Instruction: a Humanistic Approach J. S. GREENBERG 270 pp., illustrated. London: Addison-Wesley, 1978. £5.35. Reviewed by Mary Waring

Addresses for Science Teachers W. F. ARCHENHOLD, E. W. JENKINS, and C. WOOD-ROBINSON 54 pp. Centre for Studies in Science Education, University of Leeds, 1977. £0.90. Useful Addresses for Biologists A. DIXON 34 pp. Hatfield, Herts: Association for Science Education, 1977, £0.30. Reviewed by S. Newton

A Directory of Natural History and Nature Conservation Films 38 pp. London: Council for Nature (c/o Zoological Gardens, Regent's Park, London NW1 4RY), 1977. £0.50. Reviewed by John A. Barker

World Within Worlds M. MARTEN, J. CHESTERMAN, J. MAY, and J. TRUX 208 pp., illustrated. London: Seeker and Warburg, 1977. £7.95. Reviewed by John A. Barker

Tuning in to Nature P. S. CALLAHAN 240 pp., illustrated. London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1977. £4.95, ISBN 0 7100 8694 6. Reviewed by Ursula K. Smith