BOOK REVIEWS

The Origin of Higher Taxa

T S Kemp
Oxford University Press, £32.50

Tom Kemp has developed a clear synthesis of modern evolutionary theories regarding the origin of the higher taxa. His incisive reviews of the atomistic, modularity and correlation progression models, coupled with extensive up-to-date referencing, provide an excellent starting point for developing your

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Molecular Insights into Development in Humans

Moyra Smith

World Scientific, £48.00

Organism & Environment: Ecological Development, Niche Construction, and Adaptation

Sonia E Sultan
Oxford University Press, £34.99

The emerald green, solar-powered, algae-eating sea slug Elysia chlorotica featured on the cover is just one of the many interesting organisms covered in Professor Sultan's book. Recent research is used throughout to discuss environmental influences on phenotypic expression of

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