1 . BIOLOGY DATA BOOK 



1964 

 Editors: Ph. L. Altman Federation of American 



and D. S. Dittmer Societies for Experimental Biology 



633 pp., 155 tbs. Washington, D.C 



Price: $ 10.— 



This compilatory work is a radical revision of the "Handbook of Biological 

 Data", which was published in 1956 by the W. B. Saunders Co. The old hand- 

 book has been tested in daily use by a special advisory committee, and the 

 revision was carried out on the basis of their experience and the suggestions 

 of other users, with the help of 470 biologists acting as contributors and 

 reviewers. 



The main suggestions for improvement have been larger type, literature 

 references, and a detailed index. These have had as a consequence that the 

 number of tables included had to be drastically reduced. Against 445 in the old 

 book, there are 155 in the new one. The grouping of the tables has been altered 

 slightly. The original section on ecology and biogeography has been dropped, 

 and a new section on materials and methods inserted. The latter includes data 

 on culture media, sea water, buffer solutions, anaesthetics, fixation, staining, 

 histochemistry etc. etc. 



The "Biological Handbooks" are at present prepared unter the auspices of the committee 

 on Biological Handbooks, Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, Washing- 

 ton D.C. 



2. PATTERNS OF MAMMALIAN REPRODUCTION 



2nd ed., 1964 

 by S. A. Asdell Cornell Univ. Press 



670 pp., 17 tbs. Ithaca, N.Y. 



Price: $ 9.75 



The first edition of this book appeared in 1946. It has now been brought up 

 to date. The book is not a continuous text but a species-by-species compilation 

 of data in a strict taxonomic order. All mammalian orders are represented, 

 some with only one or a few species. All species, both domestic and wild, on 

 which literature is available are included. 



In the descriptions particular stress is placed on the quantitative aspects of 

 reproduction. Furthermore, fundamental data on the histology and physiology 

 of the reproductive organs are supplied. Gaps in existing knowledge are 

 indicated as suggestions for further research. 



Literature references (no titles) are appended to each species or group of 

 species. There are no illustrations. The book is concluded by indexes to Latin 

 and vernacular names. 



3. THE CELL 

 Biochemistry, Physiology, Morphology 



Vol. 6, 1964 



Editors: J. Brachet and A. E. Mirsky Academic Press 



564 pp., 203 figs., 18 tbs. New York — London 



Price: $ 18.— 



This volume completes a thorough treatise on the cell. Competent biologists 

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