Alfred Russel Wallace
Island Life
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Island Life
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First published in 1880, this wide-ranging study of island life addresses important questions of nineteenth-century biology and geography.
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First published in 1880, this wide-ranging study of island life addresses important questions of nineteenth-century biology and geography.
Produktdetails
- Produktdetails
- Verlag: Cambridge University Press
- Seitenzahl: 558
- Erscheinungstermin: 31. Mai 2012
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 33mm
- Gewicht: 778g
- ISBN-13: 9781108052832
- ISBN-10: 1108052835
- Artikelnr.: 36055838
- Verlag: Cambridge University Press
- Seitenzahl: 558
- Erscheinungstermin: 31. Mai 2012
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 33mm
- Gewicht: 778g
- ISBN-13: 9781108052832
- ISBN-10: 1108052835
- Artikelnr.: 36055838
Alfred Russel Wallace was an English naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist, biologist, and illustrator who lived from 8 January 1823 to 7 November 1913. His own development of the theory of evolution through natural selection is what made him most famous. Charles Darwin's earlier papers on the subject were also excerpted in his 1858 paper, which was published in the same year. In response, Darwin rapidly wrote an abstract of the "great species book" he was composing, which he then published in 1859 as "On the Origin of Species. Beginning in the Amazon River basin, Wallace conducted considerable fieldwork. The Wallace Line, which divides the Indonesian archipelago into two distinct parts and is now known as the Wallace Line, was discovered by him while conducting fieldwork in the Malay Archipelago. In the western portion, where the animals are large and of Asian origin, and in the eastern portion, where the fauna reflects Australasia. He is frequently referred to as the "father of biogeography," or more specifically, of zoogeography, and was thought to be the foremost authority on the geographic distribution of animal species in the 19th century.
Preface
Part I. The Dispersal of Organisms: 1. Introductory
2. The elementary facts of distribution
3. Classification of the facts of distribution
4. Evolution as the key to distribution
5. The powers of dispersal of animals and plants
6. Geographical and geological changes
7. Changes of climate which have influenced the dispersal of organisms
8. The causes of glacial epochs
9. Ancient glacial epochs, and mild climates in the Arctic regions
10. The earth's age, and the rate of development of animals and plants
Part II. Insular Faunas and Floras: 11. The classification of islands
12. Oceanic islands
13. The Galapagos Islands
14. St Helena
15. The Sandwich Islands
16. Continental islands of recent origin
17. Borneo and Java
18. Japan and Formosa
19. Ancient continental islands
20. Anomalous islands: Celebes
21. Anomalous islands: New Zealand
22. The flora of New Zealand
23. On the Arctic element in south temperate floras
24. Summary and conclusion
Index.
Part I. The Dispersal of Organisms: 1. Introductory
2. The elementary facts of distribution
3. Classification of the facts of distribution
4. Evolution as the key to distribution
5. The powers of dispersal of animals and plants
6. Geographical and geological changes
7. Changes of climate which have influenced the dispersal of organisms
8. The causes of glacial epochs
9. Ancient glacial epochs, and mild climates in the Arctic regions
10. The earth's age, and the rate of development of animals and plants
Part II. Insular Faunas and Floras: 11. The classification of islands
12. Oceanic islands
13. The Galapagos Islands
14. St Helena
15. The Sandwich Islands
16. Continental islands of recent origin
17. Borneo and Java
18. Japan and Formosa
19. Ancient continental islands
20. Anomalous islands: Celebes
21. Anomalous islands: New Zealand
22. The flora of New Zealand
23. On the Arctic element in south temperate floras
24. Summary and conclusion
Index.
Preface
Part I. The Dispersal of Organisms: 1. Introductory
2. The elementary facts of distribution
3. Classification of the facts of distribution
4. Evolution as the key to distribution
5. The powers of dispersal of animals and plants
6. Geographical and geological changes
7. Changes of climate which have influenced the dispersal of organisms
8. The causes of glacial epochs
9. Ancient glacial epochs, and mild climates in the Arctic regions
10. The earth's age, and the rate of development of animals and plants
Part II. Insular Faunas and Floras: 11. The classification of islands
12. Oceanic islands
13. The Galapagos Islands
14. St Helena
15. The Sandwich Islands
16. Continental islands of recent origin
17. Borneo and Java
18. Japan and Formosa
19. Ancient continental islands
20. Anomalous islands: Celebes
21. Anomalous islands: New Zealand
22. The flora of New Zealand
23. On the Arctic element in south temperate floras
24. Summary and conclusion
Index.
Part I. The Dispersal of Organisms: 1. Introductory
2. The elementary facts of distribution
3. Classification of the facts of distribution
4. Evolution as the key to distribution
5. The powers of dispersal of animals and plants
6. Geographical and geological changes
7. Changes of climate which have influenced the dispersal of organisms
8. The causes of glacial epochs
9. Ancient glacial epochs, and mild climates in the Arctic regions
10. The earth's age, and the rate of development of animals and plants
Part II. Insular Faunas and Floras: 11. The classification of islands
12. Oceanic islands
13. The Galapagos Islands
14. St Helena
15. The Sandwich Islands
16. Continental islands of recent origin
17. Borneo and Java
18. Japan and Formosa
19. Ancient continental islands
20. Anomalous islands: Celebes
21. Anomalous islands: New Zealand
22. The flora of New Zealand
23. On the Arctic element in south temperate floras
24. Summary and conclusion
Index.