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The theory of island biogeography

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Princeton University Press, 1967 - Animal populations - 203 pages

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Contents

The Importance of Islands
3
Further Explanations of the AreaDiversity Pattern
19
The Strategy of Colonization
68
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TitleThe theory of island biogeography
Volume 1 of Monographs in population biology
AuthorsRobert H. MacArthur, Edward O. Wilson
PublisherPrinceton University Press, 1967
Original fromthe University of California
Digitized2 Apr 2007
Length203 pages
SubjectsAnimal populations
Biogeography
Ecology
Geographical distribution of animals and plants
Island ecology
Islands
Phytogeography
Zoogeography
  
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