American Heritage Science Dictionary. Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 2005. 704 pp., illus. $19.95 (ISBN 0618455043 cloth).

Amphibians and Reptiles of La Selva, Costa Rica, and the Caribbean: A Comprehensive Guide. Craig Guyer and Maureen A. Donnelly. University of California Press, Berkeley, 2004. 367 pp., illus. $24.95 (ISBN 0520237595 paper).

Biodegradable Systems in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine. Rui L. Reis and Julio San Román, eds. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2004. 568 pp., illus. $149.95 (ISBN 0849319366 cloth).

The Cultured Chimpanzee: Reflections on Cultural Primatology. William C. McGrew. Cambridge University Press, New York, 2004. 248 pp., illus. $29.99 (ISBN 0521535433 paper).

The Hunt for the Dawn Monkey: Unearthing the Origins of Monkeys, Apes, and Humans. Christopher K. Beard. University of California Press, Berkeley, 2004. 363 pp., illus. $27.50 (ISBN 0520233697 cloth).

Pronghorn: Ecology and Management. Bart W. O'Gara and Jim D. Yoakum. University Press of Colorado, Boulder, 2004. 904 pp., illus. $85.00 (ISBN 0870817574 cloth).

Seeds: The Definitive Guide to Growing, History, and Lore. H. Peter Loewer. Timber Press, Portland, OR, 2005. 240 pp., illus. $17.95 (ISBN 0881926825 paper).

The Singing Life of Birds: The Art and Science of Listening to Birdsong. Donald E. Kroodsma. Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 2005. 448 pp., illus. $28.00 (ISBN 0618405682 cloth).

Working Forests in the Neotropics: Conservation through Sustainable Management? Daniel J. Zarin, Janaki R. R. Alavalapati, Francis E. Putz, and Marianne Schmink, eds. Columbia University Press, New York, 2004. 437 pp., illus. $42.50 (ISBN 0231129076 paper).