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Book reviewed in this article: Low-Income Housing: Suburban Strategies, by L. S. Rubinowitz Urban Transportation Modeling and Planning, by Peter R. Stopher and Arnim H. Meyburg. Models of Employment and Residence Location, edited by Franklin J. James. Regional Science—New Concepts and Old Problems, edited by E. L. Cripps. Spatial Analysis in Archaeology, by Ian Hodder and Clive Orton. Spatial Choice and Spatial Behavior: Geographic Essays on the Analysis of Preferences and Perceptions, edited by R. G. Golledge and G. Rushton.     

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Book reviewed in this article: The Climatic Water Budget in Environmental Analysis, by John R. Mather. The Changing Shape of Metropolitan America, by Brian J. L. Berry and Quentin Gillard. Industrial Location and Planning in the United Kingdom, by David Keeble. Environmental Change, by A. S. Goudie. The Economic Landscape, A Theoretical Introduction, by J. B. Foust and A. R. de Souza. Systems of Cities: Readings on Structure, Growth, and Policy, edited by L. S. Bourne and J. S. Simmons.     

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Book reviewed in this article: The Life Cycle of Economic Development, by N. B. Forrester . Toward Global Equilibrium: Collected Papers, ed. D. L. Meadows and D. H. Meadows . The Organization of Space in Developing Countries, by E. A. J. Johnson . Man's Impact on Environment, by Thomas R. Detwyler . Planned Residential Environments, by John B. Lansing , Robert W. Marans , and Robert B. Zehner . Scientific Inquiry in the Behavioral Sciences: An Introduction to Statistics, by Gerald L. Ericksen . Introductory Statistics Without Calculus, by the Panel on Statistics . Statistical Mapping and the Presentation of Statistics, by G. C. Dickinson . Multidimensional Scaling: Theory and Applications in the Behavioral Sciences, Vol. I, (Theory), ed. R. N. Shepard , A. Kimball Romney , and Sara Beth Nerlove ; Vol. II (Applications), ed. A. Kimball Romney , R. N. Shepard , and Sara Beth Nerlove . Geography: A Modern Synthesis, by Peter Haggett .     

BOOK NOTES

Fire Insurance Plans in the National Map Collection, by Robert J. Hayward Atlas of Kentucky, edited by P.P. Karan and Cotton Mather Readings in Rural Settlement Geography, edited by R.L. Singh and K. N. Singh Farmers on the Road, by Michael D. Sublett (isbn 963-05-0673-4). Vol. 6: Finnish Farming: Typology and Economics, by Uuno Varjo regional studies Italy, Switzerland and Austria, by Henry Rees The Moselle, by Jean Cermakian Urban Sweden: Changes in the Distribution of Population -the 1960'sin Focus, by Thomas Falk Europe 2000, edited by Peter Hall Skellig: Island Outpost of Europe, by Des Lavelle The Landscapes of Iceland: Types and Regions, by H. Preusser The Coast of England and Wales in Pictures, by J. A. Steers Geography of the U.S.S.R., 3rd edition, by Paul E. Lydolph Regional Landscapes of the United States and Canada, by Stephen S. Birdsall and John W. Florin Urban Japan: Its Foundations and Growth, by David Kornhauser Changing South-east Asian Cities: Readings on Urbanization, edited by Y.M. Yeung and C.P. Lo Modern Physical Geography, by Arthur N. Strahler and Alan H. Strahler , John Wiley Geography and Man's Environment, by Arthur N. Strahler and Alan H. Strahler Geomorphology from the Earth, by Karl W. Butzer Earth Science, by F. Martin Brown and Whyne Bailey Earth, by Frank Press and Raymond Siever Earthquakes: A Primer, by Bruce A. Bolt Earth Materials and Earth Processes: An Introduction, by Lynn S. Fichter and George T. Farmer , Jr . Geology in Environmental Planning, by Arthur D. Howard and Irwin Remson Essentials of Soil Mechanics and Foundations, by David F. Mc Carthy Continents Adrift and Continents Aground, readings from Scientific American, with introductions by J. Tuzo Wilson The New View of the Earth: Moving Continents and Moving Oceans, by Seiya Uyeda The North American City, by Maurice H. Yeates and Barry J. Garner The Study of Urban Geography, by Harold Carter Cities, Space and Behavior: The Elements of Urban Geography, by Leslie J. King and Reginald G. Golledge Geography and Development: A World Regional Approach, by Don R. Hoy Geography and Inequality, by B.E. Coates , R.J. Johnston , and P.L. Knox Introducing Cultural Geography, by J.E. Spencer and W.L. Thomas Human Geography: Culture, Society and Space, by Harm J. de Blij An Invitation to Geography, by David A. Lanegran and Risa Palm Geography: Regions and Concepts, by Harm J. de Blij Human Geography: A Welfare Approach, by David M. Smith     

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Book reviewed in this article: The Geography of Modernization in Kenya: A Spatial Analysis of Social, Economic, and Political Change, by Edward W. Soja. Topics in Regression Analysis, by Arthur S. Goldberger. Systems Simulation for Regional Analysis: An Application to River-basin Planning, edited by H. R. Hamilton, S. E. Goldstone, J. W. Milliman, A. L. Pugh, III, E. R. Roberts, and A. Zellner. Inadvertent Weather Modification: Report of the Study of Man's Impact on Climate (SMIC). Geographical Approaches to Canadian Problems, edited by R. Louis Gentilcore. Southwest: Three Peoples in Geographical Change, 1600–1970, by D. W. Meinig. Metropolitan Plan Making: An Analysis of Experience with the Preparation and Evaluation of Alternative Land Use and Transportation Plans, by David E. Boyce, Norman D. Day, and Chris McDonald. The Process of Model-Building in the Behavioral Sciences, edited by Ralph M. Stogdill. The Urban Mosaic: Towards a Theory of Residential Differentiation, by Duncan Timms. The Black Ghetto: A Spatial and Behavioral Perspective, by Harold M. Rose. The Geography of Poverty in the United States, by Richard L. Morrill and Ernest E. Wohlenberg.     

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Book reviewed in this article: Central Place Theory, by Leslie J. King. Scientific Geography Series, Volume 1, edited by Grant I. Thrall. Gravity and Spatial Interaction Models, by Kingsley E. Haynes and A Industrial Location, by Michael J. Webber. Regional Population Projection Models, by Andrei Rogers. Spatial Transportation Modeling, by Christian Werner. Regional Input-Output Analysis, by Geoffrey J. D. Hewings. Human Migration, by W. A. V. Clark. Point Pattern Analysis, by Barry N. Boots and Arthur Getis. Spatial Autocorrelation, by John Odland. Spatial Diffusion, by Richard Morrill, Gary L. Gaile, and Grant I. Thrall. Analytical Behavioural Geography: A Review, by Reginald G. Golledge and Robert J. Stimson.     

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Book reviewed in this article: The Conceptual Revolution in Geography, ed. Wayne K. D. Davies . Geography of Transportation, by Edward J. Taaffe and Howard L. Gauthier , Jr Scientific Methods of Urban Analysis, by Anthony J. Catanese . Urban Analysis: Readings in Housing and Urban Development, edited by Alfred N. Page and Warren R. Seyfried . Attitude Measurement for Marketing Strategies, by C. D. Hughes . Behavioral Decisions in Organizations, by A. O. Elbing . Progress in Geography, Volume 5, edited by Christopher Board , Richard J. Chorley , Peter Haggett , and David R. Stoddart .     

Modernisation,development and the peasant

Modernization among Peasants: The Impact of Communication, by Everett M. Rogers in association with L. Svenning Modernising Peasant Societies: A Comparative Study in Asia and Africa, by Guy Hunter Agrarian Problems and Peasant Movements in Latin America, edited by Rodolfo Stavenhagen Les classes sociales dans les sociétés agraires, by Rodolfo Stavenhagen     

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Book reviewed in this article: Statistical Methods in Hydrology, by Charles T. Haan. Human Geography: A Welfare Approach, by David M. Smith. Contemporary Urban Ecology, by Brian J. L. Berry and John D. Kasarda.     

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Book reviewed in this article: The South-West Region of Western Australia, by Alex Kerr Economic Policy and the Size of Cities, by G. M. Neutze Industrialization in Malaysia, by E. L. Wheelwright The Geography of Soil by Brian T. Bunting The Northern Myth, a study of the physical and economic limits to agricultural and pastoral development in tropical Australia, by B. R. Davidson The Earth Beneath Us. The Fascinating Story of Geology by Kirtley F. Mather     

Lagostomus maximus (Desmarest) (Rodentia,Chinchillidae), the extant plains vizcacha in the Late Pleistocene of Uruguay

Ubilla, M. & Rinderknecht, A., April 2016. Lagostomus maximus (Desmarest) (Rodentia, Chinchillidae), the extant plains vizcacha in the Late Pleistocene of Uruguay. Alcheringa 40, xxx–xxx. ISSN 0311-5518

The extant plains vizcacha, Lagostomus maximus, is described from the Late Pleistocene (Dolores Formation) of Uruguay based on an almost complete articulated skeleton. It is compared with the nominally extinct Pleistocene species of the genus. An AMS ¹⁴C taxon-age is determined for L. maximus at 11 879 ± 95 years BP (cal. BP 13 898–13 941). Lagostomus maximus is absent from modern mammal communities in Uruguay, and no Holocene evidence is available. Because L. maximus exhibits remarkable sexual and ontogenetic dimorphism, we examined a range of juvenile, sub-adult and adult male and female specimens. It is not possible to differentiate the articulated Pleistocene fossil from sub-adult specimens of L. maximus based on this sample. Moreover, the skull characteristics, including a broad vertical ramus of the zygomatic arch, semi-circular temporal crest and short robust sagittal crest, most closely resemble extant female individuals. Molar size is non-predictive for ontogenetic stage or body mass because it reaches stability during early adulthood. Other fragmentary skull remains are herein assigned to L. sp. cf. L. maximus. Lagostomus cavifrons from the Pleistocene of Argentina is considered synonymous with L. maximus. Its character states concur with the range of intraspecific variability and it has been established on a young adult or adult male individual. Likewise, the other Argentinean Pleistocene species based on incomplete mandibles, L. angustidens, L. striatus, L. heterogenidens, L. egenus, L. minimus and L. debilis, concur with ontogenetic morphs and are here assigned to Lagostomus sp. The ecological preferences of extant L. maximus infer open arid or semi-arid landscapes for the latest Pleistocene of southern Uruguay. This hypothesis is reinforced by the coeval presence of Microcavia, Galea and small camelids in the same strata. The Last Glacial Maximum likely promoted this environmental setting. Latest Pleistocene or early Holocene climatic change might have facilitated local extinctions and/or range shifts among this mammal fauna.

Martín Ubilla [martinubilla@gmail.com], Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la Republica, Iguá 4225, 11400, Montevideo, Uruguay; Andrés Rinderknecht [apaleorinder@yahoo.com], Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, Paleontología, 11000, Montevideo, Uruguay.     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Elementary Statistics for Geographers, by James E. Burt and Gerald M. Barber. Alabama Atlas of Historical County Boundaries, edited by John H. Long, compiled by Peggy Tuck Sinko. Indiana Atlas of Historical County Boundaries, edited by John H. Long, compiled by Peggy Tuck Sinko. Pennsylvania Atlas of Historical County Boundaries, edited by John H. Long, compiled by Gordon DenBoer. Remote Sensing and Image Interpretation, by T. M. Lillesand and R. W. Kiefer, 3d ed. The Golden Age Illusion: Rethinking Postwar Capitalism, by Michael J. Webber and David L. Rigby.     

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Canadians in Conversation about the Future, by Cathy Starrs Images of Canadian Futures: The Role of Conservation and Renewable Energy, by W.R. Derrick Sewell and Harold D. Foster The River Barons: Montreal Businessmen and the Growth of Industry and Transportation, by Gerald J.J. Tulchinsky Imperial Russia in Frontier America: The Changing Geography of Supply of Russian America, 1784-1867, by James R. Gibson Gateway to Siberian Resources (The BAM), by Theodore Shabad and Victor L. Mote Seaport Dynamics, by Louis E. Cellineri The World Trade System: Some Enquiries into Its Spatial Structure, by R.J. Johnston Urban Fields: A Geometry of Movement for Regional Science, by S. Angel and G.M. Hyman Amazon Jungle: Green Hell to Red Desert?, by R.J.A. Goodland and H.S. Irwin Road Investment Programming for Developing Countries: An Indonesian Example, by Yusuf Ahmed , Patrick O'Sullivan , Sujono , and Derek Wilson     

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Book reviewed in this article: Back of Bourke, by R. L. Heathcote Land Use and Population in Fiji: a geographical study, by R. Gerard Ward, Department of Technical Co-operation New Guinea on the Threshold. Aspects of Social, Political and Economic Development, edited by E. K. Fisk     

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Book reviewed in this article: Le Saint-Laurent, grande porte de l'Amérique, par Jean -Claude Lasserre , Hurtubise HMH, Montréal The Geography of Laws and Justice: Spatial Perspectives on the Criminal Justice System, by Keith D. Harries and Stanley D. Brunn Geographical Perspectives on Juvenile Delinquency, by David J. Evans The Criminal's Image of the City, by Ronald L. Carter and Kim Q. Hill Crime: A Spatial Perspective, edited by Daniel E. Georges -Abeyie and Keith D. Harries     

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Book reviewed in this article: Residential Segregation, the State and Constitutional Conflict in American Urban Areas, by R. J. Johnston. Spatial Statistics and Models, edited by G. L. Gaile and C. J. Willmott. An Introduction to Latent Variable Models, by B. S. Everitt.     

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Book reviewed in this article: Spatial Variation, by Bertil Matérn. Location Strategies for Retail and Service Firms, by Avijit Ghosh and Sara L.     

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Book reviewed in this article: The Geography of AIDS: Origins and Course of an Epidemic, by Gary W. Shannon, Gerald F. Pyle, and Rashid L. Bashshur. Statistics for Spatial Data, by Noel Cressie.