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ANNOUNCEMENTS OF NEW BOOKS BIOLOGY The Beetles of the Pacific Northwest, part 5: Rhipiceroidea, Sternoxi, Phytophaga , Rhynchophora, and Lamellicornia. By Melville H. Hatch with collaboration of M. C. Lane, H. P. Lanchester, W. F. Barr, Stephen L. Wood, S. M. Hogue, and Louis G. Gentner. Seattle: University of Washington Press, November 1971. Pp. 650. Illus. Bibliog. Index. $20.00. This final volume of die five-part Beetles of the Pacific Northwest, die first part of which appeared in 1953, completes die author's key to the 4,300 species of beetles found in the area. Part 5 treats a series of very large and important phytophagous families, involving about 1,300 species. Biological and Social Meaning of Race. Edited by Richard H. Osborne. San Francisco: W. H. Freeman & Co., October 1971. Pp. 175. Illus. Index. $6.00 (cloth); $2.95 (paper). In terms understandable to die layman, thirteen distinguished scientists discuss the current state of knowledge about an emotionally involved subject. Essays consider such subjects as dynamics of race formation and dissolution, mental illness and intelligence, and fertility and family planning. Biology of Lactation. By G. H. Schmidt. San Francisco: W. H. Freeman & Co., August 1971. Pp. 310. Illus. Index. $9.00. Oriented toward advanced undergraduates in biology, physiology, and dairy science , describes and discusses die latest available literature concerned with die function and mechanism of the milk-secreting cells and gland, regardless of species. Genetics Experiments with Bacterial Viruses. By D. Peter Snustad and Donald S. Dean. San Francisco: W. H. Freeman & Co., October 1971. Illus. Index. Price not set. A laboratory manual designed to bring the concepts and latest techniques of modern genetics to die undergraduate. The experiments on viruses offer opportunities for investigative projects that are not usually available to odier dian advanced students. Genetics of Human Populations. By L. L. Cavalli-Sforza and Walter F. Bodmer. San Francisco: W. H. Freeman & Co., August 1971. Pp. 943. Illus. Index. $27.50. Perspectives in Biology and Medicine · Autumn 1971 An important new reference and teaching source in the field of population genetics . Emphasizes the application of madiematical techniques. Includes discussions of deleterious mutations and the estimation of mutation rates, genetic demography and natural selection, inbreeding, and population structure. The Modified Nucleosides in Nucleic Acids. By Ross H. Hall. New York and London: Columbia University Press, August 1971. Pp. 451. Bibliog. Index. $20.00. This volume gathers die pertinent facts about the modified nucleosides and attempts to place them in their proper perspective with respect to nucleic acid structure and function. Organism and Environment, a Manual of Quantitative Ecology. By Rezneat M. Darnell. San Francisco: W. H. Freeman & Co., October 1971. Pp. 287. Illus. Index. $5.75. Contains twenty-five rigorous experiments dealing wiüi the several branches of ecology—morphologic, physiologic, behavioral, population, and community—and with different forms of life—microbial, plant, and animal. Designed for use in upper-division general ecology courses. Population: Facts and Methods of Demography. By Nathan Keyfitz and Wilhelm Flieger. San Francisco: W. H. Freeman & Co., October 1971. Pp. 610. Illus. Index. $13.50. The latest demographic data, gathered from ninety countries, are used as a base from which to explain modern demographic techniques and discuss how these techniques can be tailored for computer use. A text for advanced courses in population studies. MEDICINE Behavior Therapy Bibliography, 1950-1969: Annotated and Indexed. By William R. Morrow et al. Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 1971. Pp. viü+ 224. $10.00. This bibliography lists almost 900 references on behavior therapy, systematically annotates each reference, and includes indexes of die aspects annotated. The bibliography covers primary sources diat have been published in English between 1950 and 1969 in professional journals, books, and monographs. Chronicle from Aldgate: Life and Death in Shakespeare's London. By Thomas Rogers Forbes. New Haven, Conn., and London: Yale University Press, March 1971. Pp. XX4-235. Illus. Bibliog. Index. $10.00. This book is based on a study of the carefully kept parish records of Aldgate, a microcosm of London which stood close to the city wall. The records offer a unique glimpse into urban life in Elizabethan times that will be of particular interest to specialists in public health, European history, and medical history. Announcements of...