Subtitle- Life and Death in the rain forests of Central and South America
I've been working on a DNA case that is related to the author of this book so I read it to see if I could get any clues. What an odd twist to research!
On page 31 I found a reference to a Marston Bates author of The Forest and the Sea.
On page 73 there was a reference to Calaway Dodson, an orchid biologist who was the director of the Marie Selby botanical garden, a place I've visited a couple of times.
On page 132 there was reference to Henry Bates a British naturalist of the 1800s.
Finally, chapter 12 discussed the Mount Auburn Cemetery as a birder's mecca, a factoid I found unusual.
The book itself was a engaging introduction to the forest but did'nt convince me to put it on my traveling list.
Published: 1984 Read: February 2021: Genre: Science
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