| Title | : | Island Life |
|---|---|---|
| Author | : | Alfred Russel Wallace |
| Release | : | 2013-12-12 |
| Kind | : | ebook |
| Genre | : | Science History, Books, Science & Nature, Fiction & Literature, Classics |
| Size | : | 1778001 |
| Island Life Alfred Russel Wallace, British naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist, and biologist (1890-1913) This ebook presents «Island Life», from Alfred Russel Wallace. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. Table of Contents -01- About this book -02- DEDICATION -03- PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION -04- PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION -05- PART I. THE DISPERSAL OF ORGANISMS ITS PHENOMENA -06- INTRODUCTORY -07- THE ELEMENTARY FACTS OF DISTRIBUTION -08- CLASSIFICATION OF THE FACTS OF DISTRIBUTION -09- EVOLUTION THE KEY TO DISTRIBUTION -10- THE POWERS OF DISPERSAL OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS -11- GEOGRAPHICAL AND GEOLOGICAL CHANGES -12- CHANGES OF CLIMATE -13- THE CAUSES OF GLACIAL EPOCHS -14- ANCIENT GLACIAL EPOCHS -15- THE EARTH'S AGE -16- PART II. INSULAR FAUNAS AND FLORAS -17- THE CLASSIFICATION OF ISLANDS -18- OCEANIC ISLANDS -19- THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS -20- ST. HELENA -21- THE SANDWICH ISLANDS -22- CONTINENTAL ISLANDS OF RECENT ORIGIN -23- BORNEO AND JAVA -24- JAPAN AND FORMOSA -25- ANCIENT CONTINENTAL ISLANDS -26- ANOMALOUS ISLANDS CELEBES -27- APPENDIX TO CHAPTER XX -28- ANOMALOUS ISLANDS -29- THE FLORA OF NEW ZEALAND -30- ON THE ARCTIC ELEMENT IN SOUTH TEMPERATE FLORAS -31- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION -32- FOOTNOTES |
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