circulated provisional list (1970). It is understood that each country is 

 free to make its own vernacular translation. 



It is emphasised in the introduction that all anatomists, histologists and 

 embryologists can send criticisms and suggestions of all kinds to the Inter- 

 national Anatomical Nomenclature Committee at all times, and that this is 

 important for improvement of the fifth edition (to be submitted to the Mexico 

 World Congress in 1980) . 



REPRODUCTION, SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT, GAMETOGENESIS , FERTILISATION (see also 14, 



59, 109) 



Treatises 



33. 



S.ZUCKERMAN and B.J. WEIR, eds. 1977. THE OVARY. 2nd edit. Vol.1: General as- 

 pects 



Academic Press, New York, etc. XX, 517 pp., 58 figs,, 4 tabs., author index, 

 combined subject and taxonomic index. $ 35.00, £ 24.85 



The first edition of this work dates from 1962. The book has therefore 

 been entirely recast and is now in three volumes. Only the first is examined 

 here. It deals entirely with vertebrates except for the last chapter (on the 

 ovary and secondary sexual characters) , which has a brief section on inverte- 

 brates. The chapters are well-organised, authoritative reviews. 



The chapters of most immediate interest to our readers are those by 

 Zuckerman and Baker on ovarian development and oogenesis (sensu striata) , by 

 Haffen on sexual differentiation of the ovary, and by Wolff and Haffen on 

 natural and experimental modification of ovarian development. The chapters 

 on the structure of the mammalian and non -mammalian ovary, by Harrison and 

 Weir, and Dodd, respectively, of course also contain much that is of inter- 

 est. 



Not all chapters are equally up to date: some go until 1975 but others no 

 further than 1972/73. The book is illustrated with very good light and elec- 

 tron micrographs and line drawings. 



(Vol.11 will contain chapters on the control of ovarian development in in- 

 vertebrates, on the development of estrogen-sensitive tissues of the genital 

 tract and mammary gland, and on ovary transplantation.) 



Textbooks 

 34. 



P.J.HOGARTH. 1978. BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION 



Blackie, Glasgow, etc. Tertiary Level Biology Series. VIII, 189 pp., 79 figs., 



13 tabs., subject index. £ 6.95 



Contents: 1. introduction, 2. Male reproduction, 3. Sperm in the female 

 tract, 4. Reproduction in the female: the oestrous cycle, 5. Early develop- 

 ment and implantation, 6. Pregnancy, 7. Birth and lactation, 8. Sexual de- 

 velopment and differentiation, 9. Immunology and reproduction, 10. Repro- 

 duction and society 



Although this book was written primarily for advanced students it will be 

 very useful as an introduction for those starting work in mammalian embryol- 

 ogy. The subject matter is restricted to mammals but within these limits the 

 book is comprehensive and up to date. 



The author has achieved a good compromise between relying too heavily on 

 the laboratory rat and placing too much emphasis on the diversity of repro- 

 ductive strategies among the mammals. The amount of embryology in the strict 

 sense is understandably limited. Although no references are cited in the 



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