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Latest Book Review
The book is highly informative and will provide readers with a comprehensive overview of avian architecture. This new edition naturally covers some of the most exciting advancements that have been made over the past decade or so.
I have examined the evolution and function of bird’s nests for many years now, and I learned a great deal about avian architecture whilst reading this book, and so there can be no doubt that people unfamiliar with avian architecture will therefore also learn an awful lot about the topic.
Dr. Mark C. Mainwaring
Lecturer in Global Change Biology
Evan Jackson | AFO Book Reviews Editor