Evolution in Health and Disease. Stephen C. Stearns (ed.). Oxford University Press, Oxford. 1999. Pp. 328. Price £23.50, paperback. ISBN 0 19 850445 4.

Island Biogeography — Ecology, Evolution and Conservation. Robert J. Whittaker. Oxford University Press, Oxford. 1998. Pp. 285. Price £50.00, hardback. ISBN 0 19 850021 1.

The Origins of Life: From the Birth of Life to the Origin of Language. John Maynard Smith and Eörs Szathmáry. Oxford University Press, Oxford. 1999. Pp. 180. Price £18.99, hardback. ISBN 0 19 850493 4. (See review above.)

The Evolution of Avian Breeding Systems. J. David Ligon. Oxford University Press, Oxford. 1999. Pp. 504. Price £55.00, hardback. ISBN 0 19 854913 X.