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996441
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b750811
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Mayr, Ernst,1904-2005.
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The birds of northern Melanesia : : speciation, ecology biogeography /\ Ernst Mayr, Jared Diamond ; color plates by H. Douglas Pratt.
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Oxford ;New York :: Oxford University Press,, 2001.
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1 online resource (xxiv, 492 pages) :: illustrations (some color), maps
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| ISBN
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0195349660
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: 1280835036
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: 6610835039
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: 9780195349665
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: 9781280835032
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: 9786610835034
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0195141709
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9780195141702
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 443-464) and indexes.
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| Contents
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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.
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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.
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Birds-- Papua New Guinea-- Bismarck Archipelago.
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Birds-- Solomon Islands.
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Oiseaux-- Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée-- Bismarck, Archipel.
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Oiseaux-- Salomon.
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Birds.
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NATURE-- Animals-- Birds.
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NATURE-- Birdwatching Guides.
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SCIENCE-- Life Sciences-- Zoology-- Ornithology.
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Papua New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago.
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Solomon Islands.
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| Dewey Classification
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598/.09958
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QL691.B52M38 2001eb
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Diamond, Jared M.
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