The Song Of The Dodo: Island Biogeography In An Age Of Extinctions
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Giant lizards, pygmy elephants, flesh-eating parrots—these bizarre creatures, and many more of their ilk, suggest that something is different about life on islands. In this fascinating book, the author of The Flight of the Iguana explores island biogeography—the science of the geographic distribution of life on islands—revealing both the gaudy entertainments of island evolution and the dark truth of what island studies have shown about extinction elsewhere. 10 maps. .
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