Theodore Fleming's fieldwork on bats has taken him to tropical forests all over the world. This is a personal account of his many adventures, the animals and plants he has encountered, his relationships and the development of tropical biology.
'An extraordinary, virtually unique work that will make an important contribution to our understanding of tropical biology not only in Costa Rica but throughout the world. The tremendous amount of original, previously unpublished, firsthand information is remarkable.'-Peter H. Raven, Director, Missouri Botanical Garden
This book is the second major volume dealing with the fruit/seed/frugivore mutualism, which is an ecological interaction of profound importance in many habitats around the world. This mutualism is particularly well-developed in the tropics, where a majority of trees and shrubs depend on animals for their seed dispersal. Detailed studies of this ...
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