‎"‎This original and valuable book will help to broaden the understanding of avian ecology throughout the world‎.‎‎"‎ ‎- D‎.‎ Flaspohler‎,‎ Michigan Technical University‎,‎ in CHOICE ‎(‎January 2002‎)‎ ‎"‎This is a stimulating book and a rich source of research ideas written at a level suitable for undergraduates‎.‎‎.‎‎.‎‎"‎ ‎-‎-Jeremy Lindsell in IBIS ‎(‎2001‎)‎ ‎"‎The principal strength of this book is the authors‎'‎ breadth of experience‎,‎ which provides credibility to their claims‎.‎ ‎.‎‎.‎‎.‎I recommend Behavioral Ecology of Tropical Birds to budding behavioral ecologists who are on the prowl for research topics that may alter the directions of the field‎,‎ and to ecologists in the temperate zone who wonder why their colleagues go to the bother and expense of mounting behavioral research projects in the tropics‎.‎‎"‎ ‎-‎-Tom A‎.‎ Langen‎,‎ Clarkson University‎,‎ in ECOLOGY ‎(‎November 2001‎)‎