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Title: A Neotropical Companion by John Kricher ISBN: 0-691-00974-0 Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr Pub. Date: 16 August, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.62 (8 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Very, very good introduction to a tough topic
Comment: I thought this was a terrific introduction to the neotropics. The chapter on aquatic life was weak, and the author lowered himself to some unfortunate puns (he should have skipped the topic completely). The early chapters were the best.
Rating: 4
Summary: Making you wish to go there
Comment: I've had to choose between 3 and 4 stars, but I'll stick to 4 stars.
It's really a good introduction to the natural history of the Neotropics. Yet, I've got the feeling that Mr. Kricher wants to tell us about too many things in too few space, thus leaving much things for further explanation. Of course, it's a heavy task to pack such a diversity in so small a book. The general introduction is thorough, but in the group description some groups remain heavily underexposed.
He shouldn't be playing on words this much only to let every pun be followed by a hypocritical "no pun intendeed". There's nothing against making puns, though.
The colour pictures do not add much to the book. I think he'd better have fewer and larger pictures than this stamp collection that give a somewhat disorderly impression.
Nevertheless, I enjoyed reading it, making me wish to return to the neotropical rainforests.
Rating: 5
Summary: For Students and Traveler's Alike!
Comment: Kricher's prose is easily read and digested with fascinating details of the workings in a tropical forest. A delightful read for both the student wishing to understand tropical ecology and the traveler who wishes to get a better feel for the environment in South America. Highly recommened.
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Title: Neotropical Rainforest Mammals: A Field Guide by Louise H. Emmons, Francois Feer ISBN: 0226207218 Publisher: University of Chicago Press Pub. Date: August, 1997 List Price(USD): $26.00 |
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Title: Costa Rican Natural History by Daniel H. Janzen ISBN: 0226393348 Publisher: University of Chicago Press Pub. Date: November, 1983 List Price(USD): $39.00 |
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Title: A Guide to the Birds of Costa Rica by F. Gary Stiles, Alexander F. Skutch, Dana Gardner ISBN: 0801496004 Publisher: Cornell Univ Pr Pub. Date: December, 1990 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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Title: Tales of a Shaman's Apprentice: An Ethnobotanist Searches for New Medicines in the Amazon Rain Forest by Mark J. Plotkin ISBN: 014012991X Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: August, 1994 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: A Guide to the Birds of Panama by Robert S. Ridgely, John A. Gwynne ISBN: 0691025126 Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr Pub. Date: 15 June, 1992 List Price(USD): $47.50 |
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