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THE first part of this useful and well-written elementary account of animal biology, based on the German fauna, dealt with the sponges and ccelenterates. Those now noticed include the Turbellaria, Gastrotricha, leaf-mining insect larvas, thrips, flies, mites, spiders, and fishes. The treatment follows closely that of the first part. The central idea underlying the work is to give a simple account of the relations between the animals and their environment, their role in the economy of Nature, and only so much of their internal structure as will help to elucidate their ecology. Each section is paged separately, so that, while the parts are appearing when ready, it will be possible to bind the whole work in zoological sequence later. The book is well illustrated by clearly reproduced diagrams and half-tones, not stinted as to number. The work is admirably suited for use by school teachers in Great Britain, for the German fauna is largely represented in the British fauna, often by identical species, at any rate by all the groups covered by this book.
Biologie der Tiere Deutschlands.
Prof. Dr.
Paul
Schulze
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Biologie der Tiere Deutschlands. Nature 113, 853 (1924). https://doi.org/10.1038/113853c0
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