Aquatic Food Webs: An Ecosystem Approach. Andrea Belgrano, Ursula M. Scharler, Jennifer Dunne, and Robert E. Ulanowicz, eds. Oxford University Press, New York, 2005. 272 pp., illus. $74.50 (ISBN 019856483X paper).

Bacterial Ion Channels and Their Eukaryotic Homologs. Andrzej Kubalski and Boris Martinac, eds. ASM Press, Washington, DC, 2005. 358 pp., illus. $115.95 (ISBN 1555813283 cloth).

Bioethics and the New Embryology: Springboards for Debate. Scott F. Gilbert, Anna L. Tyler, and Emily J. Zackin, eds. Sinauer, Sunderland, MA, 2005. 261 pp., illus. $14.95 (ISBN 0716773457 paper).

Bioindustry Ethics. David L. Finegold, Cécile M. Bensimon, Abdallah S. Daar, Margaret L. Eaton, Béatrice Godard, Bartha Maria Knoppers, Jocelyn E. Mackie, and Peter A. Singer. Elsevier, Burlington, MA, 2005. 378 pp., illus. $34.95 (ISBN 0123693705 paper).

Biology and Biotechnology: Science, Applications, and Issues. Helen Kreuzer and Adrianne Massey. ASM Press, Washington, DC, 2005. 686 pp., illus. $79.95 (ISBN 1555813046 paper).

Biology of Gila Monsters and Beaded Lizards. Daniel D. Beck. University of California Press, Berkeley, 2005. 247 pp., illus. $49.95 (ISBN 0520243579 cloth).

Black Carp: Biological Synopsis and Risk Assessment of an Introduced Fish. Leo G. Nico, James D. Williams, and Howard L. Jelks. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, MD, 2005. 337 pp., illus. $60.00 (ISBN 1888569689 cloth).

Branching Processes:Variation, Growth, and Extinction of Populations. Patsy Haccou, Peter Jagers, and Vladimir A. Vatutin. Cambridge University Press, New York, 2005. 336 pp., illus. $95.00 (ISBN 0521832209 cloth).

The Cambridge Dictionary of Human Biology and Evolution. Larry L. Mai, Marcus Young Owl, and M. Patricia Kersting, eds. Cambridge University Press, New York, 2005. 672 pp. $60.00 (ISBN 0521664861 paper).

Campylobacter: Molecular and Cellular Biology. Julian M. Ketley and Michael E. Konkel, eds. Horizon Scientific Press, New York, 2005. 464 pp., illus. $175.00 (ISBN 190493305X cloth).

Charles Darwin, Geologist. Sandra Herbert. Cornell University Press, Ithaca, NY, 2005. 485 pp., illus. $39.95 (ISBN 0801443482 cloth).

Culture of Animal Cells: A Manual of Basic Technique. 5th ed. R. Ian Freshney, ed. Wiley, Hoboken, NJ, 2005. 668 pp., illus. $79.95 (ISBN 0471453293 cloth).

Darwin: The Indelible Stamp. James D. Watson, ed. Running Press, Philadelphia, 2005. 1200 pp., illus. $29.95 (ISBN 0762421363 cloth).

Ecological Paradigms Lost: Routes of Theory Change. Kim Cuddington and Beatrix E. Beisner, eds. Elsevier, Burlington, MA, 2005. 464 pp., illus. $79.95 (ISBN 0120884593 cloth).

Eugenic Nation: Faults and Frontiers of Better Breeding in Modern America. Alexandra Minna Stern. University of California Press, Berkeley, 2005. 368 pp., illus. $24.95 (ISBN 0520244443 paper).

Hormones and Animal Social Behavior. Elizabeth Adkins-Regan. Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ, 2005. 416 pp., illus. $45.00 (ISBN 0691092478 paper).

Life Itself: A Comprehensive Inquiry into the Nature, Origin, and Fabrication of Life. Robert Rosen. Columbia University Press, New York, 2005. 285 pp., illus. $22.50 (ISBN 0231075650 paper).

The Microstructure of Dinosaur Bone: Deciphering Biology with Fine-scale Techniques. Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2005. 216 pp., illus. $85.00 (ISBN 080188120X cloth).

Molecular Pathogenesis of Virus Infections. Paul Digard, Anthony A. Nash, and R. E. Randall, eds. Cambridge University Press, New York, 2005. 360 pp., illus. $125.00 (ISBN 0521832489 cloth).

Parsimony, Phylogeny, and Genomics. Victor A. Albert, ed. Oxford University Press, New York, 2005. 240 pp., illus. $99.50 (ISBN 0198564937 cloth).

Robustness and Evolvability in Living Systems. Andreas Wagner. Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ, 2005. 408 pp., illus. $49.50 (ISBN 0691122407 cloth).

Tropical Rainforests: Past, Present, and Future. Eldredge Bermingham, Christopher Dick, and Craig Moritz, eds. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2005. 672 pp., illus. $45.00 (ISBN 0226044688 paper).