The Theory of Island Biogeography /

The Theory of Island Biogeography / / Edward O. Wilson, Robert H. MacArthur.

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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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
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MacArthur, Robert H.,
Wilson, Edward O.,
Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2016]
©2001
Year of Publication:2016
Edition:With a New preface by Edward O. Wilson
Language:English
Series:Princeton Landmarks in Biology
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Physical Description:1 online resource (224 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface to the Princeton Landmarks in Biology Edition
  • Preface
  • Symbols Used
  • CHAPTER ONE. The Importance of Islands
  • CHAPTER TWO. Area and Number of Species
  • CHAPTER THREE. Further Explanations of the Area-Diversity Pattern
  • CHAPTER FOUR. The Strategy of Colonization
  • CHAPTER FIVE. Invasibility and the Variable Niche
  • CHAPTER SIX. Stepping Stones and Biotic Exchange
  • CHAPTER SEVEN. Evolutionary Changes Following Colonization
  • CHAPTER EIGHT. Prospect
  • Glossary
  • References
  • Index

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