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Endless Forms — Species and Speciation. Daniel J. Howard and Stewart H. Berlocher (eds). Oxford University Press, Oxford. 1998. Pp. 470. Price £23.50, paperback. ISBN 0 19 510901 5.

Microsatellites — Evolution and Applications. Daniel B. Goldstein and Christian Schlötterer (eds). Oxford University Press, Oxford. 1999. Pp. 352. Price £27.50, paperback. ISBN 0 19 850407 1.

A Means to an End — The Biological Basis of Aging and Death. William R. Clark. Oxford University Press, New York. 1999. Pp. 234. Price £18.99, hardback. ISBN 0 19 512593 2.