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Island Life Or The Phenomena And Causes Of Insular Faunas And Floras
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Book Synopsis Island Life, Or, The Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras by : Alfred Russel Wallace
Download or read book Island Life, Or, The Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras written by Alfred Russel Wallace and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wallace's Island Life is one of the foundation works of zoogeography. It focused on the detailed problems of animal dispersal and speciation. Like Darwin, Wallace classified islands as either oceanic (no previous connection to a land mass) or continental (previously connected to a land mass). He considered the means by which each class of island might become colonized, the types of animals most likely to perform the necessary migrations, and the conditions-such as major climactic or geologic change-under which the migrations might have been made. Wallace was the first to use the new knowledge of Pleistocene ice ages to explain certain phenomena of animal distribution, and in Island Life he speculated about the possible causes of glaciation. He was one of the few 19th-century scientists to realize that astronomical causes alone would not suffice, but had to be combined with a corresponding elevation in the northern land mass -- Abe books website.
Book Synopsis Island Life by : Alfred Russel Wallace
Download or read book Island Life written by Alfred Russel Wallace and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Island Life by : Alfred Russel Wallace
Download or read book Island Life written by Alfred Russel Wallace and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2013-08-09 with total page 623 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alfred Russel Wallace is best known as the codiscoverer, with Charles Darwin, of natural selection, but he was also history’s foremost tropical naturalist and the father of biogeography, the modern study of the geographical basis of biological diversity. Island Life has long been considered one of his most important works. In it he extends studies on the influence of the glacial epochs on organismal distribution patterns and the characteristics of island biogeography, a topic as vibrant and actively studied today as it was in 1880. The book includes history’s first theory of continental glaciation based on a combination of geographical and astronomical causes, a discussion of island classification, and a survey of worldwide island faunas and floras. The year 2013 will mark the centennial of Wallace’s death and will see a host of symposia and reflections on Wallace’s contributions to evolution and natural history. This reissue of the first edition of Island Life, with a foreword by David Quammen and an extensive commentary by Lawrence R. Heaney, who has spent over three decades studying island biogeography in Southeast Asia, makes this essential and foundational reference available and accessible once again.
Book Synopsis Island Life; Or, The Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras by : Alfred Russel Wallace
Download or read book Island Life; Or, The Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras written by Alfred Russel Wallace and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-07-20 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Island Life is one of Alfred Russel Wallace's most important works, studying the influence of glacial epochs on the distribution of organisms and the biogeography of islands. Contents: The Dispersal of Organisms, Evolution as the Key to Distribution, The Causes of Glacial Epochs, cont.
Book Synopsis Island Life; Or, the Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras, Including a Revision and Attempted Solution of the Problem of Geological Climates by : Alfred Russel Wallace
Download or read book Island Life; Or, the Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras, Including a Revision and Attempted Solution of the Problem of Geological Climates written by Alfred Russel Wallace and published by Arkose Press. This book was released on 2015-10-31 with total page 598 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Book Synopsis Island Life by : Alfred Russel Wallace
Download or read book Island Life written by Alfred Russel Wallace and published by Hansebooks. This book was released on 2017-07-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Island life - The phenomena and causes of insular faunas and floras, including a revision and attempted solution of the problem of geological climates. Second Edition is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1892. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.
Book Synopsis Island Life by : Alfred Russel Wallace
Download or read book Island Life written by Alfred Russel Wallace and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-21 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Island Life: Or, the Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras: Including a Revision and Attempted Solution of the Problem of Geological Climates This edition has been carefully revised throughout, and owing to the great increase to our knowledge Of the Natural History of some of the islands during the last twelve years considerable additions or alterations have been required. The more important of these changes are the following: Chapter VII. The account of the migrations of animals and plants during and since the Glacial Epoch, has been modified to accord with newer information. Chapters VIII and IX. The discussion of the causes of Glacial Epochs and Mild Arctic Climates has been some what modified in view of the late Dr. Croll's remarks, and the argument rendered clearer. Chapter XIII. Several additions to the Fauna of the Galapagos have been noted. Chapter XV. Considerable additions have been made to this chapter embodying the recent discoveries of birds and insects new to the Sandwich Islands, while a much fuller account has been given of its highly peculiar and very interesting flora. Chapter XVI. Important additions and corrections have been made in the lists Of peculiar British animals and plants embodying the most recent information. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Book Synopsis Island Life; Or, the Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras, Including a Revision and Attempted Solution of the Problem of Geological Clim by : Alfred Russel Wallace
Download or read book Island Life; Or, the Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras, Including a Revision and Attempted Solution of the Problem of Geological Clim written by Alfred Russel Wallace and published by Hardpress Publishing. This book was released on 2012-08 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Book Synopsis ISLAND LIFE OR THE PHENOMENA & by : Alfred Russel 1823-1913 Wallace
Download or read book ISLAND LIFE OR THE PHENOMENA & written by Alfred Russel 1823-1913 Wallace and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2016-08-27 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Book Synopsis Island Life by : Alfred Russel Wallace
Download or read book Island Life written by Alfred Russel Wallace and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Book Synopsis Island Life by : Alfred Russel Wallace
Download or read book Island Life written by Alfred Russel Wallace and published by Nabu Press. This book was released on 2014-02-21 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
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Book Synopsis Encyclopedia of Islands by : Rosemary Gillespie
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Islands written by Rosemary Gillespie and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2009-08-19 with total page 1110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Islands have captured the imagination of scientists and the public for centuries - unique and rare environments, their isolation makes them natural laboratories for ecology and evolution. This authoritative, alphabetically arranged reference, featuring more than 200 succinct articles by leading scientists from around the world, provides broad coverage of all the island sciences. But what exactly is an island? The volume editors define it here as any discrete habitat isolated from other habitats by inhospitable surroundings. The Encyclopedia of Islands examines many such insular settings - oceanic and continental islands as well as places such as caves, mountaintops, and whale falls at the bottom of the ocean. This essential, one-stop resource, extensively illustrated with color photographs, clear maps, and graphics will introduce island science to a wide audience and spur further research on some of the planet's most fascinating habitats." --Book Jacket.
Book Synopsis On the Organic Law of Change by : Alfred Russel Wallace
Download or read book On the Organic Law of Change written by Alfred Russel Wallace and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2013-11-25 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marking the centennial of Alfred Russel Wallace's death, James Costa presents an elegant edition of the "Species Notebook" of 1855-1859, which Wallace kept during his Malay Archipelago expedition. Presented in facsimile with text transcription and annotations, this never-before-published document provides a window into the travels, trials, and genius of the co-discoverer of natural selection. In one section, headed "Note for Organic Law of Change"--a critique of geologist Charles Lyell's anti-evolutionary arguments--Wallace sketches a book he would never write, owing to the unexpected events of 1858. In that year he sent a manuscript announcing his discovery of natural selection to Charles Darwin. Lyell and the botanist Joseph Hooker proposed a joint reading at the Linnean Society of his scientific paper with Darwin's earlier private writings on the subject. Darwin would go on to publish On the Origin of Species in 1859, to much acclaim; pre-empted, Wallace's first book on evolution waited two decades, but by then he had abandoned his original concept. On the Organic Law of Change realizes in spirit Wallace's unfinished project, and asserts his stature as not only a founder of biogeography and the preeminent tropical biologist of his day but as Darwin's equal.
Book Synopsis Evolution in Isolation by : Kevin C. Burns
Download or read book Evolution in Isolation written by Kevin C. Burns and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-05-16 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tests for repeated patterns in evolution of island plants, which together comprise an 'island syndrome' analogous to animals.
