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Mon, 3 Sep 2001 15:32:37 +0100
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From:                   "Cossignani - Malacologia - Cupra M." <[log in to unmask]>
Subject:                OLIVA SHELLS (new book)
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> Dear friends,
>
> I have the pleasure to announce the publication of the following book:
>
> OLIVA SHELLS
> The genus Oliva and the Species problem
>
> (Bernard Tursch and Dietmar Greifeneder) Ancona sept. 2001
> With two sections co-authored by Yuri Kantor
> ISBN 86070-17-9
>
> Distributed by: L'informatore Piceno, CP 421, 60124 Ancona Italy
> Price: Euro 129.00  (approximately 111.00 US$)
>
> To tackle the "Oliva problem", this book first addresses the general
> problems met by every intelligent malacologist:
> - What do we consider to be a Species?
> - How can we deal with variation?
> - How do we measure shells and interpret quantitative data?
> - How can we interpret differences in shape and colour pattern?
> - In practice, how can we demonstrate the existence of separate species?
> Anatomy, shell microstructure, ecology and ethology are then treated in
> detail, including many new observations.
> Upon theses bases, a critical revision of the notoriously difficult genus
> Oliva is presented. It includes a complete synonymy and photographs of
> nearly all the available type material. The 74 living objective
> morphospecies are discussed in depth. Over 1150 colour photographs
> illustrate their variation range and many novel identification tips are
> given.
>
> Pour aborder le "problème des Oliva", ce livre traite tout d'abord des
> problèmes généraux que rencontre tout malacologiste intelligent:
> - Que considérons-nous être une Espèce?
> - Coment traiter la variation?
> - Comment mesurer les coquilles et interpréter les données quantitatives?
> - Comment interpréter les différences de forme et de motif coloré?
> - En pratique, comment démontrer l'existence d'espèces distinctes?
> L'anatomie, la microstructure de la coquille, l'écologie et l'éthologie
> sont ensuite traitées en détail, avec de nombreuses observations nouvelles.
> Sur ces bases, une révision critique du genre Oliva, bien connu pour sa
> difficulté, est présentée. Elle inclut une synonymie complète et
> l'illustration de presque tout le matériel type accessible. Les 74
> morpho-espèces objectives vivantes sont discutées en détail. Plus de 1150
> photographies en couleur illustrent la gamme de variation et de nombreux
> traits d'identification inèdits sont donnés.
> ---------------
> 628 pages (cm 21x29,7), 1173 photos couleur  (colour photographs), 1071
> photos noir et blanc (black and white photographs), 369 dessins au trait
> (line drawings), 76 cartes (maps), 30 tableaux (tables), Hardbound
>
> Order to: Mostra Mondiale Malacologia,
> Via Adriatica nord, 240 - 63012 Cupra Marittima (AP) Italy
> Phone:+39-0735-777550  or +39-071-2802582  Fax:+39-0735-777232
> E-Mail:[log in to unmask]
>
>
> Complete list of shell books and seashells available on request.
> See: "http://www.malacologia.it"     "http://www.malacologia.org"
>
>
>
> My apologies for any cross-postings!
>
>                                        Tiziano Cossignani
>
>
> MOSTRA MONDIALE MALACOLOGIA
> Museum of Malacology
> Via Adriatica Nord, 240 - 63012 Cupra Marittima (AP) Italy
> Tel. +39-0735-777550  - Fax +39-0735-777232  Cell. +39-347-3704310
> E-Mail:[log in to unmask]
> See: http://www.malacologia.it and http://www.malacologia.org

Dear Tiziano,


I want to ask you for a editors copy of the new oliva book for a review in the
Club Conchylia Informationen.

I hope I see you in Öhringen.

Best regards

Wolfgang

Wolfgang Fischer
Institut fuer Pflanzenbau u. Pflanzenzuechtung
Universitaet fuer Bodenkultur
Gregor Mendel Str. 33
1180 Wien
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