Dear Members of the Zoological Society of Japan

I received a book review request from Asakura Publishing.

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Title: Encyclopedia of Protistology
Editors: Yuki Yazaki, Tamotsu Niikura, Katsura Ikai, Akinori Yabuki, Kisaburo Nagamune, Motomichi Matsuzaki, Takashi Shiratori, Tomoyuki Shimano, Fumie Kobayashi
Publisher: Asakura Publishing
Publication date: May 1, 2023

This book introduces various aspects of protist research—such as their evolution, ecology, and relationship with humans—along with the new insights revealed by it, and also organizes recent classification systems. It is a comprehensive volume equipped with an extensive glossary, classification tables, and an index.

Explaining topics related to protists in a standalone-item format across a four-chapter structure: "General Remarks", "Classification and Evolution", "Protist Biology", and "Observation and Research Methods".
Introducing various studies on evolution, ecology, human interactions, and new findings revealed through them, while also organizing recent classification systems.
- Includes a glossary and classification tables at the end of the book. A comprehensive index is also provided.
・Target audience
Students and researchers majoring in biology, including protistology
Researchers and practitioners in public institutions related to hospitals, public health, agriculture, livestock, and fisheries
related research institutions, public libraries, university libraries, and school libraries nationwide
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