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ANNOUNCEMENTS OF NEW BOOKS BIOLOGY Basic Anatomy, a Laboratory Manual—the Human Skeleton—the Cat. By B. L. Allen. San Francisco and London: W. H. Freeman & Co., March 1970. Illus. Price unset. This manual uses anatomical systems of the cat to illustrate human anatomy and is designed for elementary anatomy courses that emphasize human structure and use cats for dissection. In outline form, the manual first studies the human skeleton, then makes comparisons with human anatomy on the basis of cat dissection. Biology and the Physical Sciences. Edited by Samuel Devons. New York: Columbia University Press, 1969. Pp. 379. Illus. SBN 231-03134-3. $12.50. These essays are the outgrowth ofa symposium on the relationship between biology and the physical sciences held at Columbia University, 1965-67, and sponsored by the New York State Science and Technology Foundation. They reflect the great variety and depth ofthe penetration ofphysical-chemical concepts and techniques into present-day biology. The Bionomics ofBlister Beetles ofthe Genus Meloe and a Classification ofthe New World Species. ByJohn D. Pinto and Richard B. Selander. Urbana, Illinois 61801: University ofIllinois Press, March 1970. Pp. 272. Illus. Bibliog. Index. $10.00. The first comprehensive treatment ofthe genus Meloe describes and analyzes larval and adult behavior, with particular attention to interspecific differences in courtship. Postembryonic ontogeny is traced, and the interactions of several sympatric species are described . Included is an exhaustive summary ofpublished bionomic information. Capillary Methods of Investigating Microorganisms. By B. V. Perftl'ev and D. R. Gabe. Translated by J. M. Shewan. Toronto and Buffalo, N.Y.: University of Toronto Press, November 1969. Pp. 627. Illus. Bibliog. Index. $30.00. Describes a fundamentally new capillary glass-working technique developed by the authors which enables them to construct a wide range ofcapillary instruments and apparatus with rectangular, square, or similar shaped cross-sectioned capillaries. With these they can study the microflora in its natural landscape, the production ofpure cultures from single-cell isolates, and the cultivation ofmicroorganisms in flowing culture under direct microscopic observation and in a variety ofchemically defined media. The Coccidian Parasites (Protozoa, Sporozoa) of Ruminants. By Norman D. Levine and Virginia Ivens. Urbana, Illinois 61801: University of Illinois Press, Autumn 1970. Pp. 192. Illus. BibUog. Index. Price unset (paper). The known information on taxonomy, structure, life cycle, hosts, location in the host, pathogenicity, geographic distribution, and cross-transmission studies is summarized and reviewed for the 100 named species ofcoccidia ofruminants. Announcements ofNew Books Perspectives in Biology and Medicine · Spring 1970 The Cotumix Quail: Anatomy and Histology. By the late Theodore C. Fitzgerald. Ames: Iowa State University Press,January 1970. Pp. 306. Illus. Bibliog. Index. $7.95. Describes the anatomy ofthe cotumix quail. Nine chapters fully describe all systems ofthe bird. All key terms and parts are itaUcized for ready reference. Further notes the anatomical variations from the anatomy of the common fowl. Provides the first detailed scientific description ofthis useful research animal. Experiments and Techniques in Parasitology. Edited by AustinJ. MacInnis and Marietta Voge. San Francisco and London: W. H. Freeman & Co., March 1970. Pp. 230. Illus. $5.50. Incorporating contributions of more than thirty teachers and researchers, it contains a wide variety ofexperiments together with an extensive coverage oftechniques, including all those needed for the experiments. Most ofthe experiments can be performed with relatively inexpensive and easily obtainable materials. Facets ofGenetics: Readingsfrom "Scientific American." Selected and introduced by Adrian M. Srb, Ray D. Owen, and Robert S. Edgar. San Francisco and London: W. H. Freeman & Co., February 1970. Pp. 354. Illus. Bibliog. Index. $10.00 (cloth); $5.45 (paper). These readings, by many foremost geneticists, furnish exciting firsthand views ofsignificant advances in research and discovery ranging from the chemical basis ofinheritance to some ofthe social implications ofgenetics. They are selected to supplement texts in all courses in which a knowledge ofgenetics is helpful. The Telencephalon ofthe Western Painted Turtle. By R. Glenn Northcutt. Urbana, Illinois 61801: University ofIllinois Press,July 1970. Pp. 128. Illus. Index. $5.95 (paper). Northcutt here examines the organization of the forebrain and describes in detail the telencephalic centers and their connections in Chrysemis pietà belli, in order to determine the structural and functional significance of these members of the therapsid radiation. He...