138 THE QUARTERLY REVIEW OF BIOLOGY VOLUME 71 
the whole life history is emphasized throughout, 
along with other promising areas of investigation. 
There is a need to extend current studies to differ- 
ent taxa; many of the ecological phenomena re- 
viewed in this book can only be illustrated with 
examples from a limited number of groups ?and 
each author is frequently the major contributor to 
that discipline. 
The topics range from evolution of gametes 
(Jaeckle, Levitan) and life histories (Morgan, Ha- 
venhand, Wray) through feeding and dispersal in 
the plankton (Hart and Strathmann, Boidron- 
Metairon, Young, Morgan, Shanks, Palumbi) to 
population dynamics theory (Gaines and Laf- 
ferty), but all chapters are perfectly readable by 
general biologists. Each one is illustrated with fig- 
ures and tables and could be read or assigned as 
a review by itself; the first chapter alone (Levin 
and Bridges on classification of developmental 
types) lists over 200 references. Yet the editor has 
successfully integrated the book in both format and 
content, and included a general alphabetical index. 
This outstanding book deserves a large audience 
among researchers and teachers in ecology, as well 
as those in evolutionary, developmental and ma- 
rine biology. Even for scientists and students who 
have shied away from the seemingly overwhelming 
taxonomic diversity of invertebrates, it would 
make an excellent introduction to their fascinating 
larvae and how they face the challenges in their 
oceanic environment. 
CHRISTIANE H. BFERMANN, Ecology & Evolution, 
State University of New York, Stony Brook, New York 
CoPEPODA, CALANOIDA, DIAPTOMIDAE; KEY TO 
THE GENERA HELIODIAPTOMUS, ALLODIAPTOMUS , 
NEODIAPTOMUS, PHVLLODIAPTOMUS, EODIAPTOMUS, 
ARCTODIAPTOMUS AND SiNODiAProMvs. Guides to the 
Identification of the Microinvertebrates of the Continental 
Waters of the World, Volume 5. 
By Y. Ranga Reddy; Coordinating Editor: H. J. F. 
Dumonl.  SPB Academic Publishing,   The Hague. 
S63.00 (paper), viii + 221 p.; ill.; index of Latin 
names. ISBN: 90-5103-089-4. 1994. 
Copepods are a diverse group of microcrustaceans. 
About 11,300 nominal species are placed in over 
1500 genera within about 200 families. Copepod 
diversity and abundance are very high in marine 
habitats but not in freshwaters. The Diaptomidae 
is a family with over 50 genera that has successfully 
adapted to continental freshwaters. This book is 
a useful guide to the identification of some diap- 
tomids; if it had been better planned, it could have 
contributed significantly to diaptomid taxonomy. 
After a brief introduction to diaptomids and to 
the morphological characters used in separating 
species, each of seven diaptomid genera is pro- 
vided a synonomy, diagnosis, and a list and key 
to the species and subspecies. For each species 
there arc descriptions and illustrations of the im- 
portant character states, a synonomy, discussions 
of morphological variability and inconsistencies in 
published descriptions, a distributional summary, 
and ecological notes. An index of Latin names 
is excellent. 
Descriptions and illustrations are by different 
authors of previously published accounts that span 
several decades; they vary significantly in style and 
detail. In many illustrations, details of the fifth leg 
pair, important in separating diaptomid species, 
are unclear or their interpretation equivocal. 
Arrows accompany many illustrations, but their 
meaning is not explained in figure legends or text. 
The few errors do not detract from an otherwise 
careful presentation. The date of publication ol 
Phyllodiaptotnus i/ann (Guerne & Richard) is 1890 
on page 70 but 1896 on page 72 [the latter is cor- 
rect] and Burckhardt (1913) is not listed in Refer- 
ences. A general summary of diaptomid morphol- 
ogy, distribution and ecology would have been 
valuable. 
This book lacks a clear statement of purpose by 
the series editor. Generic diagnoses and synono- 
mies, standards for detailed taxonomic analyses, 
can be dropped from an identification guide. 
Readers are not told why only these seven geneiii 
were chosen, and must look elsewhere for a key 
to the genera. Readers also may wonder why the 
publisher did not provide incentives to the author 
to examine specimens, including types, so that ;i 
standard set of descriptions and illustrations could 
be presented. 
FRANK D. FERRARI, Invertebrate Zoology, National 
Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. 
Washington, DC 
REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF MARINE IN 
VERTEBRATES. Based on a symposium held at Friday 
Harbor Laboratories, University of Washington, 9-11 
June 1992. 
Edited by W. Herbert Wilson, Jr., Stephen A. Strickn, 
and George L. Shinn. The Johns Hopkins University 
Press, Baltimore (Maryland). $75.00. ix + 325 p.; 
ill.; index. ISBN: 0-8018-4777-X. 1994. 
In the summer of 1992, a group of invertebrali- 
biologists gathered at the Friday Harbor Laboi;i 
tories of the University of Washington for a sympt i 
slum celebrating the life and work of Christophci 
Reed. During his brief life, Chris made importanl 
contributions towards understanding developmciii 
in several invertebrate groups, infected numerou.i 
students with his enthusiasm and attention to dc 
tail, and touched the lives of his many friends and 
colleagues. This volume's 24 chapters grew out i>l