Simulating Ecological and Evolutionary Systems in C. Will Wilson. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. 2000. Pp. 301. Price £18.95, paperback. ISBN 0 521 77658 9.

A Primer of Population Genetics (3rd edn). Daniel L. Hartl. Sinauer Associates, Inc., Sunderland, MS. 2000. Pp. 221. Price £21.95, paperback. ISBN 0 87893 304 2.

The Applied Genetics of Plants, Animals, Humans and Fungi. B. C. Lamb. Imperial College Press, London. 2000. Pp. 405. Price £35.00, hardback. ISBN 1 86094 179 6.

The Hierarchical Genome and Differentiation Waves — Novel Unification of Development, Genetics and Evolution (2 vols). Richard Gordon. Imperial College Press, London. 1999. Pp. 1835. Price £108.00, hardback. ISBN 981 02 2268 8.

Bacterial and Bacteriophage Genetics (4th edn). Edward A. Birge. Springer Verlag, New York. 2000. Pp. 559. Price £44.50, hardback. ISBN 0 387 98730 4.