Pacific Discovery , Vol. Biological Abstracts is a semimonthly publication which abstracts articles from nearly all the major technical biological journals. Listings are by subject, author, keyword, and systematic heading. Friends of the Sea Otter , an organization devoted to the protection and management of the Southern sea otter, publishes The Otter Raft , a newsletter presenting information on current legislative proposals by the State of California and the Federal government, biological updates, workshops, and educational programs. Journal of Mammalogy , a publication of the American Society of Mammalogists, issues a yearly index to articles it has published.
Listings are by subject, locality, vernacular name, scientific name, and author.
Special publications and Mammalian Species may be ordered from the Secretary of the Society. Reports of research in progress, Federal legislation, conservation issues, and scientific information exchange are noted. For subscription information, write to the Secretary-Treasurer, Dr. Bruce Mate, Oregon State University, Marine Science Center, Newport, OR 97365. Wildlife Review , published quarterly by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, abstracts the entire wildlife literature.