Main Title |
Island biology / |
Author |
Carlquist, Sherwin John,
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Publisher |
Columbia University Press, |
Year Published |
1974 |
OCLC Number |
00601164 |
ISBN |
0231035624; 9780231035620; 0231083645; 9780231083645 |
Subjects |
Island ecology ;
Biology ;
¢yer ;
Biologi
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Additional Subjects |
Island ecology
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EKCM |
QH541.5.I8C37 |
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CEMM/GEMMD Library/Gulf Breeze,FL |
04/29/2013 |
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Collation |
ix, 660 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents Notes |
Principles of dispersal and evolution -- Long-distance dispersal: evidence and implications -- Adaptive radiation in islands: definitions and comments -- Adaptive radiation: Hawaiian islands -- Adaptive radiation: Canary islands and other Macaronesian islands -- Adaptive radiation: Galápagos, Juan Fernandez, and smaller Pacific islands -- Adaptive radiation: New Caledonia and New Zealand -- Adaptive radiation: the flora of southwestern Australia -- Adaptive radiation: continental islands, fringing archipelagos, continental islandlike areas -- Insular woodiness -- Loss of dispersibility in island plants -- Loss of dispersibility in island animals -- Reproductive biology on islands -- Equatorial biology on islands -- Selected island topics. |