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CAMBRIDGE.—It is proposed, in connection with the Darwin centenary, to confer the degree of Doctor of Science, honoris causa, upon the following:—Otto Bütschli, professor of zoology in the University of Heidelberg; Richard Hertwig, professor of zoology in the University of Munich; Hermann Graf zu Solms-Laubach, professor of botany in the University of Strassburg; F. Vejdovský, professor of zoology in the Bohemian University of Prague; and Max Verworn, professor of physiology in the University of Göttingen.

Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates . Adapted from the German of Dr. Robert Wiedersheim, Professor of Anatomy in Freiburg, by W. N. Parker, Professor of Zoology in the University of Wales. Royal octavo, pp. 576, 372 figures. Macmillan and Co., 1907. Third edition, founded on the sixth German edition (pp. 800, 416 figures).

<i>Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates</i> . Adapted from the German of Dr. Robert Wiedersheim, Professor of Anatomy in Freiburg, by W. N. Parker, Professor of Zoology in the University of Wales. Royal octavo, pp. 576, 372 figures. Macmillan and Co., 1907. Third edition, founded on the sixth German edition (pp. 800, 416 figures).

Animal Micrology: Practical Exercises in Microscopical Methods . By Michael F. Guyer, Ph.D., Professor of Zoology in the University of Cincinnati. Chicago, The University of Chicago Press. 1906.

<i>Animal Micrology: Practical Exercises in Microscopical Methods</i> . By Michael F. Guyer, Ph.D., Professor of Zoology in the University of Cincinnati. Chicago, The University of Chicago Press. 1906.

The Nervous System of Vertebrates . By J. B. Johnston, Professor of Zoology in West Virginia University. Pp. xx; + 370; 180 figures. Philadelphia, P. Blakiston's Son and Company. 1906.

<i>The Nervous System of Vertebrates</i> . By J. B. Johnston, Professor of Zoology in West Virginia University. Pp. xx; + 370; 180 figures. Philadelphia, P. Blakiston's Son and Company. 1906.

The Analysis of Racial Descent in Animals . By Thomas H. Montgomery, Jr., Professor of Zoology in the University of Texas. Pp. xi + 311. Henry Holt &amp; Co. $2.50.

<i>The Analysis of Racial Descent in Animals</i> . By Thomas H. Montgomery, Jr., Professor of Zoology in the University of Texas. Pp. xi + 311. Henry Holt &amp; Co. $2.50.

The Biology of the Frog . By Samuel J. Holmes, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Zoology in the University of Wisconsin. New York, The Macmillan Co. 1906. $1.60 net.

<i>The Biology of the Frog</i> . By Samuel J. Holmes, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Zoology in the University of Wisconsin. New York, The Macmillan Co. 1906. $1.60 net.

XI.—The Histology of the Blood of the Larva of Lepidosiren paradoxa. Part I. Structure of the Resting and Dividing Corpuscles

The material for the observations recorded in this paper has been kindly lent to me by Mr Graham Kerr, Professor of Zoology in the University of Glasgow. It consisted of some of his beautiful series of cut embryos, and of some freshly-sectioned material which I stained specially for the purposes of the research.The blood corpuscles of the embryo Lepidosiren are exceptionally favourable objects for the study not only of the morphology of the blood, but also of cell structure. The karyokinesis in the red corpuscles presents features of considerable interest—and the phenomena are presented to the observer on such a scale as to render them almost diagrammatic.In the present paper I shall deal with the structure of the corpuscles and the mitotic phases in the erythrocytes, reserving for a future communication the results of studies on the origin and histogenesis of the elements.

A further study of the development of the excretory organs in bdellostoma stouti

American Journal of AnatomyVolume 4, Issue 1 p. 117-138 Article A further study of the development of the excretory organs in bdellostoma stouti Geo. C. Price Ph. D., Geo. C. Price Ph. D. Associate Professor of Zoology, Leland Stanford Jr. UniversitySearch for more papers by this author Geo. C. Price Ph. D., Geo. C. Price Ph. D. Associate Professor of Zoology, Leland Stanford Jr. UniversitySearch for more papers by this author First published: 20 December 1905 https://doi.org/10.1002/aja.1000040107Citations: 13AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume4, Issue120 December 1905Pages 117-138 RelatedInformation

The Evolution Theory . By Dr. August Weisamann, Professor of Zoology in the University of Freiberg in Breisgau. Translated with the author's cooperation by J. Arthur Thomson, Regius Professor of Natural History in the University of Aberdeen, and Margaret R. Thomson. London, Edward Arnold. 1904. 2 vols., illustrated. Pp. 416 and 405.

<i>The Evolution Theory</i> . By Dr. August Weisamann, Professor of Zoology in the University of Freiberg in Breisgau. Translated with the author's cooperation by J. Arthur Thomson, Regius Professor of Natural History in the University of Aberdeen, and Margaret R. Thomson. London, Edward Arnold. 1904. 2 vols., illustrated. Pp. 416 and 405.

Anatomy of the Cat . By Jacob Reighard, Professor of Zoology in the University of Michigan, and H. S. Jennings, Instructor in Zoology in the University of Michigan. 173 original figures by Louisa Burridge Jennings. Henry Holt &amp; Co. 1901. 8vo. Pp. ix+498.

<i>Anatomy of the Cat</i> . By Jacob Reighard, Professor of Zoology in the University of Michigan, and H. S. Jennings, Instructor in Zoology in the University of Michigan. 173 original figures by Louisa Burridge Jennings. Henry Holt &amp; Co. 1901. 8vo. Pp. ix+498.

The Cell in Development and Inheritance

DURING the few years which have elapsed since the appearance of the first edition of Prof. Wilson's book on the cell, the rapid accumulation of new facts has resulted in the modification, in many important respects, of the views which were entertained concerning many cell phenomena even so lately as five years ago. Hence, though the volume before us is issued as a second edition, it has not only been considerably enlarged, but also much of the original matter has been displaced to make room for new treatment which shall more faithfully reflect the attitude of cytologists towards the problems which confront them at the present time. And we may fairly say that the author's efforts have not only been largely successful, but they have resulted in the production of one of the best works which it has been our good fortune to meet with for a long time. The Cell in Development and Inheritance. By E. B. Wilson, Professor of Zoology, Columbia University. Second edition, revised and enlarged. Pp. xxi + 483. (New York: The Macmillan Company. London: Macmillan and Co., Ltd., 1900.) Price 14s. net.

Untersuchungen über Mikrostrukturen des erstarrten Schwefels nebst Bemerkungen über Sublimation, überschmelzung und übersättigung des Schwefels und einiger anderer Körper Untersuchungen über die Mikrostruktur künstlicher und natürlicher Kieselsäuregallerten (Tabaschir, Hydrophan, Opal)

A PREVIOUS work by the professor of zoology at Heidelberg(“Untersuchungen iiber Strukturen,” 1898), reviewed in NATURE (vol. lx. p. 124), dealt more especially with the microstructure of organic substances, comparing them with the supposed alveolar structure of protoplasm. In the first of the present pamphlets the author describes in minute detail his observations in the same direction made on inorganic substances, more particularly sulphur. Amongst the various globular and crystalline forms produced by the sublimation and subsequent transformations of sulphur, he describes some which have a radial or concentric arrangement of vacuities or air-spaces suggesting an alveolar structure. The subject is, however, treated throughout from a crystallographic rather than from a biological point of view, and much the same ground has been covered in a more concise and earlier paper by Dr. R. Brauns, the professor of mineralogy at Giessen (“Beobachtungen iiber die Krystallisation des Schwefels aus seinem Schmelzfluss,” Neues Jahrb. f. Mineralogie, &c., 1899, Beil.-Bd. xiii. PP. 39–89; 7 plates).

The Foundations of Zoology

THIS volume forms the fifth of the Columbia University Biological Series edited by Prof. H. F. Osborn and Prof. E. B. Wilson, and it is appropriately placed beside the well-known earlier memoirs which deal with historic, phylpgenetic and ontpgenetic evolution. The traditions of the series are sufficient warrant for the admirable editing, printing and general appearance of the volume. The Foundations of Zoology. By William Keith Brooks, Professor of Zoology in the Johns Hopkins University. Pp. viii + 339. (Columbia University Press. New York: The Macmillan Co. London: Macmillan and Co., Ltd., 1899.)

The Philippine Islands and Their People. A record of personal observation and experience, with a short summary of the more important facts in the history of the Archipelago. By DEAN C. WORCESTER, Assistant Professor of Zoology, University of Michi gan. Pp. xix, 529. Price, $4.00. New York: The Macmillan Company, I898

The Philippine Islands and Their People. A record of personal observation and experience, with a short summary of the more important facts in the history of the Archipelago. By DEAN C. WORCESTER, Assistant Professor of Zoology, University of Michi gan. Pp. xix, 529. Price, $4.00. New York: The Macmillan Company, I898

LVII.—The Entomostraca of Lake Bassenthwaite. With an introductory note by Sydney J. Hickson, M.A., F.R.S., Beyer professor of zoology in the Owens College, Manchester

(1898). LVII.—The Entomostraca of Lake Bassenthwaite. With an introductory note by Sydney J. Hickson, M.A., F.R.S., Beyer professor of zoology in the Owens College, Manchester. Annals and Magazine of Natural History: Vol. 2, No. 12, pp. 467-476.

Elements of Comparative Zoology . By J. S. Kingsley, S.D., Professor of Zoology in Tufts College. New York, Henry Holt &amp; Co. 1897.

<i>Elements of Comparative Zoology</i> . By J. S. Kingsley, S.D., Professor of Zoology in Tufts College. New York, Henry Holt &amp; Co. 1897.

Elements of Comparative Zoology . By J. S. Kingsley, S.D., Professor of Zoology in Tufts College. New York, Henry Holt &amp; Co. 1897.

<i>Elements of Comparative Zoology</i> . By J. S. Kingsley, S.D., Professor of Zoology in Tufts College. New York, Henry Holt &amp; Co. 1897.

Life Histories of American Insects

WE opened this book with lively expectations of something good. Though there has been considerable activity among American entomologists during the last ten years, our knowledge of the life histories of American insects is still very defective, and there is urgent need of more labourers, especially of such as bend their minds to the solution of really important questions. Not only the title of the book, but the printing and the figures are attractive, and we began the first chapter with high hopes, only to draw a blank. The author had nothing particular to say about Belostoma. Chauliodes came next—nothing of the slightest importance here. Then came the tiger- beetles and their larvæ—again nothing new. The rest of the book is of the same slight texture. Nothing is worked out with any completeness; we have merely scraps of information, mostly from printed sources. The author's use of books is uncritical. Thus Dr. Le Conte is quoted for the explanation of the leaping of the clickbeetle, and Prof. Comstock for the description of the sonorous file of the cricket, though these authors did not discover the facts for which they are cited. Let us hope that Prof. Weed or some one else will before long give us a book which is really entitled to bear the name of “Life Histories of American Insects.” Life Histories of American Insects. By C. M. Weed, Professor of Zoology and Entomology, New Hampshire College. Pp. xii + 272. Woodcuts. (New York: The Macmillan Co. London: Macmillan and Co., Ltd., 1897.)

Charles Darwin and the Theory of Natural Selection

AFTER the one-volume “Life and Letters” by Francis Darwin, and the admirable little book by Grant Allen in the “English Worthies” series, there seemed to be little room for another English work upon the same subject; yet the present small volume is markedly original, and while following pretty closely the general lines of the “Life and Letters,” introduces much new matter, and gives a fuller account of what may be termed the critical points of Darwin's theories than are to be found in any of the works here referred to. It is written in a thoroughly sympathetic, though impartial, spirit; and without introducing any actual criticism, either of the views of Darwin or of his opponents (which would have been manifestly out of place in a popular work), it yet makes clear the differences of opinion that now exist as to some of Darwin's most cherished theories, and, while briefly stating the main facts and hypotheses on both sides, leaves the reader in no doubt, both as to the exact nature and importance of the opposing views and the kind of evidence that is required in order to decide which is most in accordance with the facts of nature. Charles Darwin and the Theory of Natural Selection. By Edward B. Poulton, &c, Hope Professor of Zoology at the University of Oxford. Pp. 224. (London, Paris, and Melbourne: Cassell and Company, Ltd., 1896.)

Recent Work on the Madreporarian Skeleton

I SHOULD like to draw attention here to a paper just published on the skeleton of Madreporaria, by Dr. von Koch, Professor of Zoology in Darmstadt, in the Gegenbaur Festschrift. Some time ago, in November 1895, an “abstract” was published by me in the Proceedings of the Royal Society, vol. lix., embodying the results of a full paper entitled, “Microscopic and Systematic Study of Madreporarian Corals.” The full paper, with very numerous illustrations, will be published this month in the Philosophical Transactions. Prof. v. Koch does not mention this abstract in his reference-list of literature. It will be all the more interesting to those who may happen to be familiar with both papers to have set before them the more important points wherein Prof. v. Koch's new paper was anticipated by mine of last year, and serves to confirm my published statements.