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The birds of northern Melanesia : speciation, ecology & biogeography /

Origins and Acknowledgements. Introduction. Part 1. Northern Melanesia's Physical and Biological Environment. 1. Geology and geological history. 2. Climate. 3. Habitats and vegetation. 4. Terrestrial vertebrates other than birds. Part 2. Human History and Impacts. 5. Human history. 6. Ornitholo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mayr, Ernst, 1904-2005
Otros Autores: Diamond, Jared M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Origins and Acknowledgements. Introduction. Part 1. Northern Melanesia's Physical and Biological Environment. 1. Geology and geological history. 2. Climate. 3. Habitats and vegetation. 4. Terrestrial vertebrates other than birds. Part 2. Human History and Impacts. 5. Human history. 6. Ornithological exploration of Northern Melanesia. 7. Exterminations of bird populations. Part 3. The Northern Melanesia Avifauna. 8. Family composition. 9. Determinants of island species number. 10. Level of endemism, habitat preference, and abundance of each species. 11. Overwater dispersal ability of each speci.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxiv, 492 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 443-464) and indexes.
ISBN:9780195349665
0195349660
1280835036
9781280835032
9786610835034
6610835039