LEADER 02787nam 2200589Ia 450 001 9910784863103321 005 20230607221438.0 010 $a0-19-770043-8 010 $a1-280-83503-6 010 $a9786610835034 010 $a0-19-534966-0 035 $a(CKB)1000000000404051 035 $a(EBL)430435 035 $a(OCoLC)316713446 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000112578 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11133737 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000112578 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10086936 035 $a(PQKB)10140592 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL430435 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10269032 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL83503 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC430435 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000404051 100 $a20000724d2001 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe birds of northern Melanesia$b[electronic resource] $especiation, ecology & biogeography /$fErnst Mayr, Jared Diamond ; color plates by H. Douglas Pratt 210 $aOxford ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2001 215 $a1 online resource (537 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-514170-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 443-464) and indexes. 327 $aContents; 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; Index 330 $aOrigins 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 606 $aBirds$zPapua New Guinea$zBismarck Archipelago 606 $aBirds$zSolomon Islands 615 0$aBirds 615 0$aBirds 676 $a598/.09958 700 $aMayr$b Ernst$f1904-2005.$064724 701 $aDiamond$b Jared M$0147873 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910784863103321 996 $aThe birds of northern Melanesia$93850532 997 $aUNINA