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Science 10 May 2002:
Vol. 296. no. 5570, p. 1033
DOI: 10.1126/science.1070777
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ECOLOGY:
History Explains Avian Patterns

A review by Stephen Pruett-Jones

Evolutionary Ecology of Birds Life Histories, Mating Systems and Extinction
Peter M. Bennett and Ian P. F. Owens
Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2002. 292 pp. $85, £49.50. ISBN 0-19-851088-8. Paper, $45, £24.95. ISBN 0-19-851089-6.

The authors use phylogenetic comparative methods to explore the evolutionary and ecological foundations of the diversity exhibited in avian life histories, reproductive behavior, and risks of extinction.
The author is at the Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Chicago, 1101 East 57th Street, Chicago, IL 60637, USA. E-mail: pruett-jones{at}uchicago.edu

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