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236 SiDAlS(l) BOOKSRECEIVED Fautin, Daphni; Gail,DouglasJ. Futuyma, and FrancesC.Jamls,eds. 1996. AnnualReviewofEcologyandSystematics. Volume 27. (WaIyS,BNP.0O-.82B4o3x-11402173-91,,Phablko).AlAton,nuCaAl9R4e3v0i3ew-s01I3n9c..,$45123.900E.l6C4a8mipnp.o Thereisquiteamixotarticlesreviewing'tliefieldsofecolo^^yandsystematicsforJ996.A totalof20articlesarepresentedfollowedbyaSubjectIndex,CumulativeIndexofCon- tributingAuthors,andaCumulativeIndexofChapterTitles,Volumes23-27.Thecon- tentsareasloUows:Earlyhistoryandprogressofwomenecologists:Emphasisuponre- searchcontriburions.ForestCanopies:Methods,hypotheses,andfuturedirections.Extinction byhybridizationandintrogression.Evolutionarysignificanceofresourcepolymorphisms infish,amphibians,andbirds.ManagementoftheSpottedOwl:Acasehistoryinconser- vationbiology.Troubleonoiledwaters:lessonsfromtheExxonValdezOilSpill.Evolu- tionarysignificanceotlocalgeneticdifferentiation.Ratesofmolecularevolution:Phylo- geneticissuesandapplications.Herbivoryandplantdefensesintropicalforests.Mechanisms creatingcommunitystructureacrossafreshwaterhabitatgradient.Naturalfreezingsur- vival inainmals. Demograjihicandgeneticmodelsinconservationbiology.Genetrees, speciestrees,andsystematics.Incidenceandconsequencesofinheritedenvironmentalef- fects.Recruitmentandthelocaldynamicsofopenmarinepopulations.Whendoesmor- phologymatter.-'Adaptiveevolutionofphotoreceptorsandvisualpigmentsinvertebrates. Microbialbiodiversity:DomainsandKingdoms.Thegeographicrange:Size,shape,boundaries, andinternalstructure. Jami:.sStijbhendii;ck,StephanL.Hatch,andCharlesH.Butji-rfield.1997. NorthAmericanRangePlants.Fifthedition.(ISBN0-8032-9243- 0,pbk). UniversityofNebraskaPress, 312 Nortii l4thStreet,Lin- coln,NE68588-0484.(402)472-3581.$25.00.501pp.Illustrated. "The200speciesinthisbookwereselectedbecauseoftheirabundance,desirability,or noxiousproperties.Thelistofplantswasdevelopedoveranearly40-yearperiodbycoaches ofrangeplantidentificationteamsandfacultyfromthecollegesanduniversitieswithrange managementprograms.TheformallistisnowtheMasterPlantListfortheInternational RangePlantIdentificationContestsponsoredbytheSocietyforRangeManagement(1839 YorkStreet,Denver,CO80206)."Eachspeciesistreatedwiththefollowinginformation: Tribe,species,commonname,lifespan,origin,andseason,followedbymoredetailedin- formationonInflorescenceCharacteristics,VegetativeCharacteristics,GrowthCharacter- istics,ForageValue,andHabitat.Andlustrationandrangemapareprovidedforeachplant. SiDA18(1):236. 1998