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The tradition embodies by Lack is enhanced here by the insights that new approaches can generate. David Westneat in Trends in Ecology and Evolution I strongly recommend Evolutionary Ecology of Birds to anyone who is interested in a comparative approach to evolutionary ecology. This book, like Lack's, is an exemplar for how to systematically form and test hypotheses using comparative data. As happened after the publiscation of Lack's book, I anticipate a rash of studies that revisit or expand upon the authors' results. Tom Langen in Ecology (2002) I think that David Lack would applaud the contributions that Bennett & Owens have made... Stephen Pruett-Jones in Science The authors have written a wonderfully stimulating book which, like Lack's original, is a landmark in bird biology and should be read by all ornithologists. Tim Birkhead in IBIS I think this is a marvellous book - the most exciting I have read for a long time... A terrific text for both final year undergraduates and for graduate courses, as well as required reading for academics working in the field. Professor Nick Davies, University of Cambridge

`Evolution proceeds by modifying what already exists, and in many cases these things became fixed a long time ago. To elucidate this general result, this book does a great job.' Mats Bjorklund in Evolution (2002) `I recommend this book especially to those undertaking comparative analyses of their own in avian ecology and behaviour.' Bridget Stutchbury in Animal Behaviour (2002) `Provides a useful overview of the strengths and weaknesses of the comparative method and stimulates thinking about how we can learn more about variation in avian life histories and mating systems.' Arie van Noordwijk in NATURE (2002)

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