Birds and Flowers

Rezensionen / Stimmen

This is a fine example of a book which is pitched to increase the public understanding of ecology and evolution, and succeeds. -- Mark Avery, author and environmental campaigner An important contribution to avian lore... I've little to add to the fulsome praise of other reviewers. Except that the writers style is surprisingly down to earth and chatty...having trudged through treacle with some academic works that in itself is a recommendation. -- Bo Beolens * fatbirder.com * delightful... [Birds and Flowers] fills a unique niche, focusing on interactions between two of the most loved groups of organisms and doing so in a highly engaging yet highly informative way. -- Diane R Campbell * Journal of Pollination Ecology * ...intriguing, educational, and likely to make you look at some bird families in a different light. -- John Miles * birdwatching.co.uk * A detailed treatment on the subject of bird pollination. -- Ian Paulsen * The Birdbooker Report * This book is eminently worthwhile reading for anyone, scientist or lay person, who loves birds and flowers. -- Mariette Nowak * Birding * Impressive (and delightful!)... It's a pleasure to spend time with Ollerton's prose -- Mark Gamin * 10,000 Birds * very engaging... Ollerton's book will certainly inspire this new generation of biologists to undertake additional field studies of interactions between birds and flowers. The book will also make an important contribution to the growing public awareness of the importance of pollination for the maintenance of biodiversity. -- Steven D. Johnson * Current Biology * Jeff Ollerton masterfully explores the intricate evolutionary dance between avian species and the floral world... Birds & Flowers is a delightful and educational read that will captivate anyone interested in ornithology, botany, or ecology. * Conservation Biology * Jeff's enthusiasm, humour and vast knowledge of the subject makes him the perfect guide to this exploration of the long-standing relationship between birds and flowers. I found the dual focus of the book fascinating. -- Nic Wilson, Guardian country diarist ...the book is very informative, well-written and enjoyable, and it should certainly be acquired by anyone interested in bird life and/or flowers, and natural history and histories, and I promise you that a new panoramic view of your favourite animals will open to you. -- Jens M. Olesen * IBIS * I picked up this book and assumed that it was 'just' about the link between birds and flowers. However, it is so much more! ...I would recommend this book! -- David White * BTO News * Jeff Ollerton's Birds and Flowers is a deep-time dive into the weird, wonderful, but always important inter-relationships between the two organisms. The author distils a mountain of diverse materials into an engaging personal story. -- Mark Cocker * Country Life Books of the Year * ...highly approachable and entertaining... Come for the bounty of fun facts (did you know some warblers and woodpeckers pollinate flowers?) and leave with a renewed appreciation of Earth's biodiversity-and of the passionate dedication of scientists and conservationists to its study and protection -- Zoe Grueskin * Audubon Magazine * ...useful to teachers of both botany and ornithology including this subject in their courses, students planning research projects, and anyone watching birds feeding at flowers who wants to understand the complexity of what's actually going on. -- Roger F. Pasquier * The Wilson Journal of Ornithology * Fascinating... if you are looking for a good introduction to bird and flower ecology you will learn a lot from this book - and are unlikely ever to look at a Blue Tit in the same way again! -- George Ross * Scottish Birds * Readers are taken on a journey into the study of the co-evolution of birds and flowers from one of the world leaders in this research... a fascinating read. -- Gareth Coombs * African Birdlife * This is an absorbing sprint through one of the bird world's lesser known but incredibly important ecological facets. It is certain to provide revelations for any of its readers. -- David Callahan * Birdguides * This book stimulates the reader to consider more than superficial relationships in the natural world, to look below the surface of our observations. -- Cyndi M. Smith * The Canadian Field-Naturalist * A fascinating book. -- Bruno Massa * Avocetta *