Reviews for A neotropical companion

The average rating for A neotropical companion based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2011-03-06 00:00:00 Terry Geize I took this book with me to the jungle. It was the best thing I've read on the ecology of the Amazon and other neotropical areas. One thing I learned is that neotropic means the tropics of the New World. The book manages to take dull science and make it live. The author is a biologist or botanist but also an excellent writer. He breaks down the various aspects of the ecology of the neotropics, from trees and plants to birds and insects. Fascinating to read about what I observed in situ, i.e. leaf-cutter ants, trogons, toucans, antbirds, and so much more. I will finish this book and probably buy the new revised version. Fabulous. Finished...wonderful way to understand the multiplicity of the neotropic world.

Review # 2 was written on 2010-05-18 00:00:00 Jason Braswell Often used these days as part of the freshman reading burden, but a great read and overview for, uh... people who aren't college freshmen, but have a keen interest in, or plans to travel in, our hemisphere's tropics. Great focus on Central America & Brazil, birds (Kricher is, by calling, a bird person) and evolutionary biology in general.