Made for Each Other

A Symbiosis of Birds and Pines

Ronald M. Lanner (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

180 Seiten

1996
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-508903-5 (ISBN)

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An account of the symbiotic relationship between pine trees and jays. A cycle of dependency has progressed for several million years as birds have effectively planted the trees that sustain them by dispersing the seeds.

A beautifully written account of the symbiotic relationship between pine trees and jays; a cycle of dependency has progressed for several million years as birds have effectively planted the trees that sustain them by dispersing the seeds. This book covers a wide range of regions, focusing on the Rocky Mountains and the American Southwest, but also ranging from the Alps to Finland, and from Siberia to China. The book is written from the perspectives of evolution, ecology, and animal behaviour.

Ronald M. Lanner is Professor Emeritus of Forest Resources at Utah State University. He is the author of a number of books, including The Piñon Pine, Trees of the Great Basin, Autumn Leaves: A Guide to the Fall Colors of the Northwoods, and the forthcoming, The Conifers of California.

Introduction ; 1. The Genius of Pines ; 2. Stone Pine Seeds and Cones ; 3. The Pine Birds ; 4. The Top-of-the-Line Pinivore ; 5. Memories ; 6. Other Arrangements ; 7. Who Needs Clark's Nutcracker? ; 8. Building Ecosystems ; 9. The Odd Couple ; 10. Pine-Nuts and People ; 11. Deviations ; 12. Origins ; 13. Is the Keystone Slipping?

Erscheint lt. Verlag	3.10.1996
Zusatzinfo	frontispiece, 4 pp colour, halftones, line figures, tables
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	233 x 155 mm
Gewicht	286 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Botanik
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Evolution
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
ISBN-10	0-19-508903-0 / 0195089030
ISBN-13	978-0-19-508903-5 / 9780195089035
Zustand	Neuware