The Biology of Vines. 1991. (Digital reprint 2009). illus. XV, 526 p. gr8vo. Paper bd.

Contents (partly): Introduction (The distribution and evolution of climbing plants, Alwyn H.Gentry)/ Climbing Mechanics and Stem Form (Anatomy of vine and liana stems: a review and synthesis, Sherwin Carlquist/ Biomechanical studies of vines, Francis E.Putz & N.Michele Holbrook/ Structural responses to stem injury in vines, Jack B.Fisher & Frank W.Ewers)/ Vine Physiology and Development (Water flux and xylem structure in vines, Frank W.Ewers, Jack B.Fisher & Klaus Fichtner/ Reserve economy of vines, Harold A. Mooney & Barbara L. Gartner/ Photosynthesis and gas exchange of vines, Alejandro E.Castellanos, etc.)/ Community Ecology of Vines (Distribution and abundance of vines in forest communities, Elwyne E.Hegarty & Guy Caballe/ Vines in arid and semi-arid ecosystems, Philip W.Rundel & Tamara Franklin/ Vine-host interactions, E.E.Hegarty/ Seasonality of climbers: a review and example from Costa Rican dry forest, Paul A.Opler, Herbert G.Baker & Gordon W. Frankie/ Breeding and dispersal systems of lianas, Alwyn H.Gentry)/ Economic Importance of Vines (The ethnobotany and economic botany of tropical vines, Oliver Phillips/ Biology, utilization and silvicultural management of rattan palms, Stephen F.Siebert/ Silvicultural effects of lianas, Francis E.Putz)/ Taxonomic index/ General index.