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[ISSN 1025-2517], Ecology. Besides Descriptionon the Publishing): X + SPIRULA - nr. 342 (2005) 31 Nieuwe boeken New books R.A. Bank * BARKER, G.M. (ed.) (2004): Natural and research onpredators, parasites and students, and amateurs who are inter- enemies of terrestrial molluscs. - pathogens. The book will be of signifi- ested in the identification of freshwater Oxfordshire (CABI Publishing): X + cant interest to researchers in zoology, mussels (Order Unionoida) in Min- and It contains 644 pp. [ISBN 0-85199-319-2], ecology pest management. nesota. photographs, J. A. ALLEN: Avian and mammalian descriptions of shell characteristics, * predators of terrestrial gastropods (1- CLARK, S.A., A.C. MILLER & W.F. general habitat associations, and distri- W.O.C. SYMONDSON: for all the freshwater 36); Coleoptera PONDER (2003): Revision of the snail bution maps mus- (Carabidae, Staphylinidae,Lampyridae, genus Austropyrgus (Gastropoda: sel species known to occur in Minneso- Drilidae and Silphidae) as predators of Hydrobiidae). A morphostatic radiation ta. The guide also contains general terrestrial gastropods (37-84); J.B. of freshwater gastropods in southeast- information about mussel biology, the COUPLAND & G.M. BARKER: - the Aus- Diptera as ern Australia. Records of importance of mussels, threats to mus- predators and parasitoids of terrestrial tralian Museum, Supplement28: 1-109. sels, collection methods, and collection gastropods, with empahsis on Phoridae, Sydney. [ISBN 0-7347-2313-X]. regulations. Calliphoridae, Sarcophagidae, Musci- * * dae and Fanniidae (85-158); G.M. EGOROV, R.V. (2004): Directory of SVERLOVA, N.V. (2003): Scientific BARKER, L. KNUTSON, J.-C. VALA, J.B. malacologists and conchologists of the nomenclature of the land mollusks of the Ukrainian fauna. - Kivev: 78 COUPLAND & J.K. BARNES: Overview CIS and adjacent countries (former the pp. of the biology of marsh flies (Diptera: nc' [Russian] [ISBN 966-02-2810-4]. USSR). 2 Edition. - Treasure of with reference to Sciomyzidae), special 2:41 Russian shells, Supplement pp. * predators and parasitoids of terrestrial WIKTOR, A. (2004): Slimaki Pdowe Moscow. [ISSN 1025-2517], L. Polski. - 302 gastropods (159-226); WINSOR, P.M. Olsztyn (W. MANTIS): pp. JOHNS & G.M. BARKER: Terrestrial pla- * [ISBN 83-918125-1-0], [Land snails JUEG, U., H. MENZEL-HARLOFF, R. SEE- narians Tricladida: und of (Platyhelminthes: & M. slugs Poland]. MANN ZETTLER (2002): Rote Liste In Terricola) predaceous on terrestrial this book descriptions are given for der gefahrdeten Schnecken und gastropods (227-278); G.M. BARKER & all land snails and slugs living in Muscheln des Binnenlandes Mecklen- M.G. EFFORD: Predatory gastropods as Poland. Drawings of the shell/animal burg-Vorpommern. 2. Fassung. - natural enemies of terrestrial are and in some cases the anato- gas- Schwerin (Umweltsministerium Meck- given and other invertebrates of the Distrib- tropods (279- 32 my reproductive organs. lenburg-Vorpommern): pp. ution well. The 404); G.M. BARKER: Millipedes maps are presented as and works closes with colour (Diplopoda) Centipedes (Chilopo- * 4 plates KHOKHUTKIN, I.M., N.G. EROKHIN & as of terres- 43 land snail da) (Myriapoda) predators M.E. GREBENNIKOV (2003): Collections showing species. trial gastropods (405-426); I.L. LAPOR- ofthe Zoological Museum catalogues TA-FERREIRA & M. DA GRAÇA ofthe Institute of Plant and Animal SALOMÃO: Reptilian predators ofterres- - Ecology UD RAS. Ekaterinburg trial R.R. JACK- gastropods (427-482); (Russian Academy of Sciences Ural & SON A. BARRION: Heteropteran - pre- Division Institute of Plant and Ani- dation on terrestrial (483- mal gastropods Ecology): 7 + 230 pp., 5 plates. 496); S.D. POLLARD & R.R. JACKSON: [Russian] [ISBN 5-7691-1265-4], Gastropod predation in spiders The catalogue ofthe malacological col- (497-504); A. FAIN: Mites (Araneae) lection (land & freshwater) is the first (Ascari) parasitic and predaceous on in the planned series of catalogues of terrestrial S. gastropods (505-524); the Zoological Museum ofthe Institute MORAND, M.J. WILSON & D.M. GLEN: of Plant and Animal Ecology. Besides Nematodes (Nematoda) parasitic in ter- the catalogue of museums specimens restrial gastropods (525-558); J.G. VAN the book gives a short descriptionon the AS & L. BASSON: Ciliophoran (Cilio- Museum and Zoological a comprehen- phora) parasites of terrestrial gas- sive description of the malacological tropods (559-578); B.J. SELMAN & collection. The actual fauna of the A.A. JONES: Microsporidia (Microspo- Urals and the adjacent areas is in terrestrial ra) parasitic gastropods described. (579-598); S.K. RAUT: Bacterial and non-microbial diseases in terrestrial KILLEEN, I. J., D. ALDRIDGE & G. OLIVER gastropods (599-612). (2004): Freshwater bivalves of Britain This book is aimed at both students and and Ireland. - FSC Occasional Publica- concerned professionals with conserva- 82: V + 114 tion, pp. Shrewsbury tion of molluscan communities in nat- [ISBN 1-85153-892-5], ural habitats and control of pestiferous species. It draws together the available SlETMAN, B.E. (2003): Field guide to the the information on diversity of organ- freshwater mussels of Minnesota. - St. isms that constitute the natural enemies Paul (MinnesotaDepartment of Natural of terrestrial molluscs. In series of a 144 Resources): pp. review it chapters, provides an authori- The guide is a tool for professionals. tative synthesis of current knowledge.
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