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Lanner will convince many that the interaction between nutcrackers and pines is truly remarkable. Few other plants are so clearly dependent on a single species to disperse its seeds and few other dispersal agents are so reliant on the seeds of a single or several related species. . . . Lanner has provided an enjoyable read that gives us an easy entry into a fascinating system. He has done a great service by summarizing much of what is known about the nutcracker-pine interaction for a wide audience. It is now up to future students to make this interaction a classic. All biology libraries should have a copy of this book, and I highly recommend it to those with an interest in birds, pines, ecology, or evolution, or to those who just want to learn more about an important feature of the mountainous West. --The Condor A clear and convincing story of a fascinating example of the complexity of nature. --IBIS This accessible book will interest nature and bird enthusiasts. --Library Journal This is a wonderful book, and could be read with profit by anyone interested in birds, conservation, community ecology or co-evolution. --Paul Ehrlich, co-author of The Birder's Handbook

'...this beautifully illustrated and gracefully written work illuminates the phenomenon of co-evolution.' * Ethology, Ecology, Evolution 10: 1998. * Lanner paints an eloquent picture of a complex, interdependent system, bringing the forest habitat alive in a book that cannot fail to enthuse a new generation of biologists. I will certainly recommend this book to undergraduates, to colleagues and to all those who mistakenly think that conifer forests are dark, sterile environments. * The Times Higher Education Supplement * This book is ... timely in focusing on the interactions between evergreen conifers and the varied wildlife they support. * The Times Higher Education Supplement * This is a shortish ... clearly written book for the general reader. * IBIS 1997 *

Lanner will convince many that the interaction between nutcrackers and pines is truly remarkable. Few other plants are so clearly dependent on a single species to disperse its seeds and few other dispersal agents are so reliant on the seeds of a single or several related species. . . . Lanner has provided an enjoyable read that gives us an easy entry into a fascinating system. He has done a great service by summarizing much of what is known about the nutcracker-pine interaction for a wide audience. It is now up to future students to make this interaction a classic. All biology libraries should have a copy of this book, and I highly recommend it to those with an interest in birds, pines, ecology, or evolution, or to those who just want to learn more about an important feature of the mountainous West. --The Condor A clear and convincing story of a fascinating example of the complexity of nature. --IBIS This accessible book will interest nature and bird enthusiasts. --Library Journal This is a wonderful book, and could be read with profit by anyone interested in birds, conservation, community ecology or co-evolution. --Paul Ehrlich, co-author of The Birder's Handbook

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