REVIEWS molecular systematics terminology and explains how phylogenetic relationships among species are inferred from molecular data.I wish every traditional taxonomist and systematist would read this chapter.This book contains a few misspellings (e.g., the chapter title in the Table of Contents, Chapter 46), but no major errors.Its only weakness seems to be one of disunity.The title doesn't match the book's content, and the text is so comprehensive that it seems unfocused.There are chapters on chemical and genetic control of vectors, cell culture, and even research safeguards for transgenic mosquitoes.How these fit under the title biology of vectors was difficult to discern.Perhaps in future editions, the chief editor could split the book into several separate volumes, each with a more appropriate title.Nevertheless, this book is an indispensable reference and a wonderful treasure trove of information about medical entomology.Its only flaws are organizational, not factual.
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