The Theory of Island Biogeography

(Book #1 in the Monographs in Population Biology Series)

by Robert H. MacArthur, Edward O. Wilson, Roger H. MacArthur

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Biogeography was stuck in a "natural history phase" dominated by the collection of data, the young Princeton biologists Robert H. MacArthur and Edward O. Wilson argued in 1967. In this book, the authors developed a general theory to explain the facts of island biogeography. The theory builds on the first principles of population ecology and genetics to explain how distance and area combine to regulate the balance between immigration and extinction...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0691088365

ISBN13:9780691088365

Release Date:April 2001

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:220 Pages

Weight:0.70 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"

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