Because the Cat Purrs: How We Relate to Other Species and Why It Matters. Janet Lembke. Skyhorse Publishing, New York, 2008. 238 pp., lilus. $22.9 5 (ISBN 9781602392359 cloth).
Beyond the Hoax: Science, Philosophy, and Culture. Alan Sokal. Oxford University Press, New York, 2008. 488 pp., illus. $34.95 (ISBN 9780199239207 cloth).
The Biology of Polar Regions. David N. Thomas and colleagues. Oxford University Press, New York, 2008. 408 pp., illus. $60.00 (ISBN 9780199298136 paper).
Coding and Redundancy: Man-made and Animal-evolved Signals. Jack P. Hailman. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA, 2008. 257 pp., illus. $39.95 (ISBN 9780674027954 cloth).
Darwin's Illness. Ralph Colp Jr. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 2008. 356 pp., illus. $44.95 (ISBN 9780813032313 cloth).
The Deep Structure of Biology: Is Convergence Sufficiently Ubiquitous to Give a Directional Signal? Simon Conway Morris, ed. Templeton Foundation Press, West Conshohocken, PA, 2008. 232 pp., illus. $29.95 (ISBN 9781599471389 paper).
Freshwater Mussel Ecology: A Multifactor Approach to Distribution and Abundance. David L. Strayer. University of California Press, Berkeley, 2008. 216 pp., illus. $45.00 (ISBN 9780520255265 cloth).
Fruitless Fall: The Collapse of the Honeybee and the Coming Agricultural Crisis. Rowan Jacobsen. Bloomsbury, New York, 2008. 256 pp., illus. $25.00 (ISBN 9781596915374 cloth).
The Future of Animal Farming: Renewing the Ancient Contract. Marian Stamp Dawkins and Roland Bonney, eds. Wiley, Hoboken, NJ, 2008. 169 pp., illus. $29.95 (ISBN 9781405177825 paper).
The Golden Mouse: Ecology and Conservation. Gary W. Barrett and George A. Feldhamer, eds. Springer, New York, 2008. 231 pp., illus. $79.95 (ISBN 9780387336657 cloth).
How the Ocean Works: An Introduction to Oceanography. Mark Denny. Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ, 2008. 344 pp., illus. $45.00 (ISBN 9780691126470 paper).
Jane Goodall: A Biography. Meg Greene. Prometheus Books, Amherst, NY, 2008. 172 pp., illus. $16.95 (ISBN 9781591026112 paper).
Mammals of South America, vol. 1: Marsupials, Zenarthrans, Shrews, and Bats. Alfred L. Gardner, ed. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2008. 690 pp., illus. $85.00 (ISBN 9780226282404 cloth).
Measuring Metabolic Rates: A Manual for Scientists. John R. B. Lighton. Oxford University Press, New York, 2008. 216 pp., illus. $59.95 (ISBN 9780195310610 cloth).
Microcosm: E. coli and the New Science of Life. Carl Zimmer. Pantheon, New York, 2008. 256 pp., illus. $25.95 (ISBN 9780375424304 cloth).
Plant Biochemistry. Caroline Bowsher, Martin Steer, and Alyson Tobin. Garland Science, New York, 2008. 464 pp., illus. $110.00 (ISBN 9780815341215 paper).
A Primer on Natural Resource Science. Fred S. Guthery. Texas A&M University Press, College Station, TX, 2008. 208 pp., illus. $19.95 (ISBN 9781603440257 paper).
Water War in the Klamath Basin: Macho Law, Combat Biology, and Dirty Politics. Holly Doremus and A. Dan Tarlock. Island Press, Washington, DC, 2008. 280 pp., illus. $30.00 (ISBN 9781597263948 paper).
