cle on these mammals was “The Hump- 
back Is Not Over the Hump,” by J. Lien 
and B. Merdsoy (June-July 1979). 
Wasps (p. 36) 
H.E. Evans and M.J. Eberhard dis- 
cuss the thynnine wasps briefly in their 
detailed, readable introductory paper- 
back The Wasps (Ann Arbor: Univer- 
sity of Michigan Press, 1970). There is 
much evidence that sperm competition 
is common in insects as a result of 
multiple matings. G.A. Parker analyzes 
the importance of sperm competition — 
which he defines as “the competition 
within a single female between the 
sperm from two or more males over the 
fertilization of the ova” — in his article 
' “Sperm Competition and its Evolution- 
ary Consequences in the Insects” (Bio- 
logical Reviews , vol. 45, pp. 525-68). 
Parker explains how sexually selected 
adaptations that occur in response to the 
preadaptation of insects to sustaining a 
very high level of sperm competition 
have led to intense intrasexual pressures 
on the male. R. Thornhill presents the 
theoretical aspects of gift giving in male 
insects and explains the different types 
of nutritional paternal investment dur- 
ing reproduction in “Sexual Selection 
and Paternal Investment in Insects” 
( American Naturalist , vol. 110, pp. 
153-63). “Daddy Water Bugs,” with 
text and photographs by R.L. Smith 
(Natural History , February 1980, pp. 
56-63), examines the unusual reproduc- 
tive behavior of many species of giant 
water bugs in which the male carries 
and cares for the eggs. 
Proteaeeae (p. 42) 
A. Huxley’s Plant and Planet (New 
York: The Viking Press, 1975) begins 
with an account of plant evolution, 
briefly describes the major plant groups, 
then provides chapters on photosynthe- 
sis, structure and growth, and other as- 
pects of plant life. The final five chap- 
ters deal with human exploitation and 
manipulation of plants. Illustrated with 
engravings, Huxley’s work is readable 
and accurate; he uses colloquial plant 
names whenever possible and offers a 
good bibliography. Structure, Form, 
Movement , by H. Hertel, translated 
from the German by Scripta Technica, 
Inc. (New York: Rheingold Publishing 
Corporation, 1966), explores the rela- 
tionship between biology and engineer- 
ing, proposing that a closer partnership 
between the two fields would be mutu- 
ally beneficial. Two other works rele- 
vant to “Protean Beauty” are Art Forms 
from Plant Life , by W.M. Harlow (New 
York: Dover Publications, 1974), and 
Seed Biology, edited by T.T. Kozlowski 
(New York: Academic Press, 1972). 
Spacesuits (p. 50) 
Suiting Up for Space, by journalist L. 
Millan (New York: The John Day Co., 
1971), is a nontechnical, illustrated ac- 
count tracing the development of the 
spacesuit. Beginning with the early suit 
designed for Mark Ridge by J.B.S. Hal- 
dane and Sir Robert Davis, the book 
then discusses the evolution of different 
spacesuits, ranging from the primitive 
suit fashioned for American daredevil 
Wiley Post to the multilayered Apollo 
life-support system. A.C. Guyton’s 
Textbook of Medical Physiology (Phil- 
adelphia: WB. Saunders Co., 1976) is a 
standard reference that gives some in- 
formation on the physiological problems 
experienced at high altitudes; the sec- 
tion on aviation medicine, “Aviation, 
Space, and Deep-Sea Diving Physiol- 
ogy,” is especially relevant to this issue’s 
article on spacesuits. There are a num- 
ber of Scientific Technical Aerospace 
Reports published by NASA offering 
technical but readable information on 
life-support systems and the physiologi- 
cal problems experienced in outer space. 
A collection of twenty-seven papers 
from a symposium, The Second Confer- 
ence on Portable Life-Support Systems 
(Washington, D.C.: National Aeronau- 
tics and Space Administration Special 
Publication No. 302, 1971) is available 
from the National Technical Informa- 
tion Service, Springfield, Virginia 
22151. For more physiological informa- 
tion, see The Bioastronautics Data 
Book, edited by J.F. Parker and V.R. 
West (Washington, D.C.: National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration 
Special Publication No. 3006, 1973). 
Advanced Extravehicular Protective 
System (AEPS) Study, edited by J.L. 
Williams, B.W. Webbon, and R.J. 
Copeland (Dallas: Vought Missile and 
Space Co., National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration Contractor Re- 
port No. 114382, 1972), is a readable, 
detailed account summarizing a study 
of life-support systems of the future. 
Biomedical Results of Apollo, edited 
by R.S. Johnson, L.F. Dietlein, and 
C.A. Berry (Washington, D.C.: Scien- 
tific and Technical Information Office, 
National Aeronautics and Space Ad- 
ministration, 1975), covers the different 
medical problems associated with peo- 
ple in space and provides information on 
life-support systems. It is available for 
sale from the Superintendent of Docu- 
ments, U.S. Government Printing Of- 
fice, Washington, D.C. 20402. 
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