Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:

Biological interactions: J. L. Cloudsley-Thompson (1996) Adaptations of desert organisms: biotic interactions in arid lands.

How a Puerto Rican rain forest ticks;: D. P. Reagan and R. B. Waide (eds) (1996) The food web of a tropical rain forest.

Molecular-geological coupling elucidates Hawaiian biogeographic history;: W. L. Wagner and V. A. Funk (eds) (1996) Hawaiian biogeography. Evolution on a hot spot archipelago.

Palaeornithology: approach with care: A. Feduccia (1996) The origin and evolution of birds.

Little water has flowed under the bridge: C. D. K. Cook (1996) Aquatic plant book.

Beautiful photos, but handle the text with care: J. Del Hoyo, A. Elliott & J. Sargatal (eds) (1996). Handbook of the birds of the World

Environmental history exposed but not synthesized: D. Gilbertson, M. Kent and J. Grattan (eds) (1996) The Outer Hebrides. The last 14.000 years.