02791nam 2200589Ia 450 991045863010332120200520144314.01-280-83503-697866108350340-19-534966-0(CKB)1000000000404051(EBL)430435(OCoLC)316713446(SSID)ssj0000112578(PQKBManifestationID)11133737(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000112578(PQKBWorkID)10086936(PQKB)10140592(MiAaPQ)EBC430435(Au-PeEL)EBL430435(CaPaEBR)ebr10269032(CaONFJC)MIL83503(EXLCZ)99100000000040405120000724d2001 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe birds of northern Melanesia[electronic resource] speciation, ecology & biogeography /Ernst Mayr, Jared Diamond ; color plates by H. Douglas PrattOxford ;New York Oxford University Press20011 online resource (537 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-514170-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. 443-464) and indexes.Contents; Introduction; Part I. Northern Melanesia's Physical and Biological Environment; Part II. Human History and Impacts; Part III. The Northern Melanesian Avifauna; Part IV. Colonization Routes; Part V. Taxonomic Analysis: Differences Among Species; Part VI. Geographic Analysis: Differences Among Islands; Part VII. Synthesis, Conclusions, and Prospects; Maps; Appendices; References; IndexOrigins 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 speciBirdsPapua New GuineaBismarck ArchipelagoBirdsSolomon IslandsElectronic books.BirdsBirds598/.09958Mayr Ernst1904-2005.64724Diamond Jared M147873MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910458630103321The birds of northern Melanesia1976212UNINA