An Enthusiasm for Orchids: Sex and Deception in Plant Evolution

An Enthusiasm for Orchids: Sex and Deception in Plant Evolution is ... an interesting book, [that] can provide good examples of plant adaptations which are desperately needed in these sort of classrooms which tend to focus more often on animal examples. * Erik Rothacker, Plant Science Bulletin Vol 53(1) 2007 * The book is easy to read and has many beautiful illustrations. * Sebsebe Demissew, Nature * For an overview of the concepts of adaption and maladaption, a brief history of evolution in general, and a good look at the hotsots, biodiversity and conservation of orchids in southwestern Australia in particular, this is the book to read. * Sebsebe Demissew, Nature * ...presents complex floral characters in an understandable and attractive way. For an overview of the concepts of adaptation and maladaptation, a brief history of evolution in general, and a good look at the orchids in southwestern Australia in particular, this is the book to read. Nature, Vol. 442