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Author Mayr, Ernst, 1904-2005.

Title The birds of northern Melanesia : speciation, ecology & biogeography / Ernst Mayr, Jared Diamond ; color plates by H. Douglas Pratt.

Publication Info. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.

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Description 1 online resource (xxiv, 492 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps
Physical Medium polychrome
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Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 443-464) and indexes.
Contents Introduction; Part I. Northern Melanesia's Physical and Biological Environment; Part II. Human History and Impacts; Part III. The Northern Melanesian Avifauna; Part IV. Colonization Routes; Part V. Taxonomic Analysis: Differences Among Species; Part VI. Geographic Analysis: Differences Among Islands; Part VII. Synthesis, Conclusions, and Prospects; Maps; Appendices; References; Index.
Summary 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.
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Subject Birds -- Papua New Guinea -- Bismarck Archipelago.
Birds.
Papua New Guinea -- Bismarck Archipelago.
Birds -- Solomon Islands.
Solomon Islands.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Diamond, Jared M.
Other Form: Print version: Mayr, Ernst, 1904-2005. Birds of northern Melanesia. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001 0195141709 9780195141702 (DLC) 00061148 (OCoLC)44676162
ISBN 9780195349665 (electronic book)
0195349660 (electronic book)
0195141709 (alkaline paper)
9780195141702