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Ecology and Evolution of Darwin’s Finches. Peter R. Grant. Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ. 2000. Pp. 492. Price £14.50, paperback. ISBN 0 691 04866 5.

The Meaning of the Gene. Celeste Michelle Condit. University of Wisconsin Press, Madison, WI. 1999. Pp. 325. Price $19.95, paperback. ISBN 0 299 16364 4.

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