The birds of northern Melanesia : speciation, ecology & biogeography /

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Author / Creator:	Mayr, Ernst, 1904-2005.
Imprint:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.
Description:	1 online resource (xxiv, 492 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps
Language:	English
Subject:	Birds -- Papua New Guinea -- Bismarck Archipelago. Birds -- Solomon Islands. Oiseaux -- Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée -- Bismarck, Archipel. Oiseaux -- Salomon. SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Ornithology. NATURE -- Birdwatching Guides. NATURE -- Animals -- Birds. Birds. Papua New Guinea -- Bismarck Archipelago. Solomon Islands. Electronic books. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11189831

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Other authors / contributors:	Diamond, Jared M.
ISBN:	9780195349665 0195349660 0195141709 9780195141702 1280835036 9781280835032 9786610835034 6610835039
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 443-464) and indexes. English. Print version record.
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.
Other form:	Print version: Mayr, Ernst, 1904-2005. Birds of northern Melanesia. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001 0195141709 9780195141702

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