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Huber, B. A. 2001. The pholcids of Australia (Araneae; Pholcidae):taxonomy, biogeography, and relationships. Bulletin of the Ameri-can Museum of Natural History 260: 1-144.Isbister, G. K. 2004. Necrotic arachnidism: The mythology of a mod-ern plague. The Lancet 364: 549-553.Isbister, G. K., and M. R. Gray. 2002. A prospective study of 750 def-inite spider bites, with expert spider identification. QueenslandJournal of Medicine 95: 723-731.Levi, H. W., and L. R. Levi. 1968. A guide to spiders and their kin.Golden Press, New York. 160 pages.Murphy, F., and J. Murphy. 2000. An introduction to the spiders ofSouth East Asia with notes on all the genera. Malaysian NatureSociety, Kuala Lumpur. 689 pages. Platnick, N. I. 2006. The world spider catalog. Version 6.5. TheAmerican Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/entomology/spiders/catalog/index.htmlRainbow, W. J. 1911. A census of Australian Araneidae. Records ofthe Australian Museum 9: 107-391.Song Daxiang, Zhu Mingsheng, and Chen Jun. 1999. The spidersof China. Hebei Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang. 640 pages.Ubick, D., P. Paquin, P. E. Cushing, and V. D. Roth (Editors). 2005.Spiders of North America: an Identification Manual. AmericanArachnological Society. 377 pages.ROBB BENNETTSeed Pest Management Officer, BC Ministry of Forests, 7380Puckle Road, Saanichton British Columbia V8M 1W4Canada2005 BOOK REVIEWS 305Annotated Bibliography of Quaternary Vertebrates of Northern North America With Radiocarbon DatesEdited by C. R. Harington. 2005. University of Toronto Press,10 St. Mary Street Suite 700, Toronto, Ontario M5T 1R5Canada. 539 pages. $150.00 CDN.Bibliographies have proven an essential tool in anyhistorical based research, yet are often underrated. Inpaleontology, specifically vertebrate paleontology, manyhave relied upon Bibliography of Fossil VertebratesExclusive of North America 1509-1927 (Romer et al.,1962), and Bibliography of Fossil Vertebrates (BFV)(produced by the Society of Vertebrate Paleontol-ogy), and their earlier versions. The BFV, however, isno longer updated. Taxon-oriented bibliographies arealso produced, like Crossman and Casselman’s (1987)annotated bibliography of Esox lucius; and theme ori-ented bibliographies like Tokaryk et al. (1992) anno-tated bibliography of the Cretaceous-Tertiary extinctionevent. Without continued maintenance, these, however,are quickly dated.Harington’s Annotated Bibliography of QuaternaryVertebrates of Northern North America – with Radio-carbon Dates is a recent contribution to the stacks ofpaleontological resources. This volume contains 1347citations (in 328 pages) from 1748 to 2000, containingdescriptions or notices of fauna from 2 million to 5000years ago. The region is inclusive of Alaska, Greenland,and Canada.The annotation is of sufficient depth when warrant-ed and the reader will note the brevity given to manyof the pre-20th century articles as these themselves lacksufficient depth. The indexing, always a vital tool inbibliographic construction, is subdivided into five sec-tions: scientific names; common names; localities andstratigraphic terms; personal names and institutions;and of a general index. This latter section, always con-strained by the subjective nature of its composer, canbe relied upon for consistency simply for the fact ofHarington’s long time standing in Quaternary pale-ontological research, which is beyond reproach.The facet that will make Harington’s work not onlystand out but retain a longer shelf life is the 138 addi-tional pages devoted to radiocarbon dates associatedwith taxa. This extended table, all the more importantin Quaternary paleontology than in any other paleon-tological subdivision, includes institutions responsiblefor the results, and published references. Collectively,this volume will provide a long lasting reference forstudents and professionals of Quaternary life in NorthAmerica.References:Crossman, E. J., and J. M. Casselman. 1987. An Annotated Bibli-ography of the Pike, Esox lucius (Osteichthyes: Salmoniformes).Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, 386 pages.Romer, A. S., Nelda E. Wright, Tilly Edinger, and Richard VanFrank. 1962. Bibliography of Fossil Vertebrates Exclusive of NorthAmerica, 1509-1927. The Geological Society of America, Memoir87, 1544 pages.Tokaryk, T. T., J. E. Storer, and E. M. V. Nambudiri. 1992. SelectedBibliography of the Cretaceous-Tertiary Boundary Event, Through1989. Natural History Contributions, Number 11. SaskatchewanMuseum of Natural History, Regina, 140 pages.TIM TOKARYKBox 163, Eastend, Saskatchewan S0N 0T0 CanadaWhite as a Ghost: Winter Ticks and MooseBy Bill Samuel. 2004. Federation of Alberta Naturalists,11759 – Groat Road, Edmonton, Alberta, T5M 3K6 Canada.100 pages. $ 24.95.Parasites are a fascinating study. They are able toadapt and evolve in order to survive in or on their hosts,but usually will not kill their hosts. Books about par-asites are not often found in a public library, but Whiteas a Ghost would be a good addition. It has a large for-mat, 28 cm × 23 cm, with excellent photographs illus-trating the text, but is not a coffee table book. It isintended to give trappers, Fish and Wildlife officers,hunters, farmers and biologists the knowledge they needto understand and recognize the life cycle of the tickwhich causes Ghost Moose: Dermacentor albipictus.Wilderness campers, more than the general public, aremost likely to come across Ghost Moose. Dr. Samuel is a parasitologist who studies para-sites of deer, Elk and Moose and in particular the tickwhich causes Ghost Moose. The tick is widespread

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