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The Theory of Island Biogeography /

Biogeography was stuck in a "natural history phase" dominated by the collection of data, the young Princeton biologists Robert H. MacArthur and Edward O. Wilson argued in 1967. In this book, the authors developed a general theory to explain the facts of island biogeography. The theory buil...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: MacArthur, Robert H. (Autor)
Otros Autores: Wilson, Edward O.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2001.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The importance of islands
  • Area and number of species
  • Further explanation of the area-diversity pattern
  • The strategy of colonization
  • Invasibility and the variable niche
  • Stepping stones and biotic exchange
  • Evolutionary changes following colonization.