The birds of northern Melanesia [[electronic resource] ] : speciation, ecology & biogeography / / Ernst Mayr, Jared Diamond ; color plates by H. Douglas Pratt

• Autore: Mayr Ernst <1904-2005.>
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2001
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (537 p.)
• Disciplina: 598/.09958
• Soggetto topico: Birds - Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago; Birds - Solomon Islands
• Altri autori: DiamondJared M
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 443-464) and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: 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; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: The birds of northern Melanesia
• ISBN: 0-19-770043-8; 1-280-83503-6; 9786610835034; 0-19-534966-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910784863103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II